Post by Pseudosapien on Jan 31, 2009 12:31:57 GMT
Yup, aparrently a criminal craftily transformed himself into a goat to try to evade capture. If this is what smalltime crooks can do these days, i begin to wonder if the masses of pigeons around some cities aren't actually the hardcore mafia being cheeky....
"A goat is being held in police custody in Nigeria on suspicion of the attempted robbery of a Mazda 323 car.
According to Reuters, vigilantes took the animal to a police station, claiming it was a male criminal who had used magic to transform himself into a goat in order to evade capture after stealing the vehicle.
Kwara state police have detained the animal while they ponder their next move.
Metro reports that police spokesman Tunde Mohammed confirmed that the vigilante group had pursued two men suspected of stealing the car. He then explained that, while one had escaped from the mob, the other had transformed into a goat before being herded to the police station.
Mohammed said that the police require scientific proof that the transformation from human to goat took place before charges can be made and added that they cannot base their actions on mysticism, reports Reuters.
Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Nigeria. A crowd of residents descended on the police station to catch a glimpse of the potentially-mystical beast."
Taken from news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=13298291 , though if the photo is actually of the goat in question, he may have wanted to tone it down a little by NOT wearing a crown...XD
"A goat is being held in police custody in Nigeria on suspicion of the attempted robbery of a Mazda 323 car.
According to Reuters, vigilantes took the animal to a police station, claiming it was a male criminal who had used magic to transform himself into a goat in order to evade capture after stealing the vehicle.
Kwara state police have detained the animal while they ponder their next move.
Metro reports that police spokesman Tunde Mohammed confirmed that the vigilante group had pursued two men suspected of stealing the car. He then explained that, while one had escaped from the mob, the other had transformed into a goat before being herded to the police station.
Mohammed said that the police require scientific proof that the transformation from human to goat took place before charges can be made and added that they cannot base their actions on mysticism, reports Reuters.
Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Nigeria. A crowd of residents descended on the police station to catch a glimpse of the potentially-mystical beast."
Taken from news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=13298291 , though if the photo is actually of the goat in question, he may have wanted to tone it down a little by NOT wearing a crown...XD
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