Operatives of Kwara State Police Command, ‘A’ Division, has
reportedly arrested a 27-year-old woman identified as Kafayat Abdulsalam, who is
said to possess supernatural power to steal food.
reportedly arrested a 27-year-old woman identified as Kafayat Abdulsalam, who is
said to possess supernatural power to steal food.
Kafayat was reportedly arrested with stolen bags of rice and
beans and some other food items she allegedly stole with mysterious powers.
beans and some other food items she allegedly stole with mysterious powers.
She was said to be in the habit of touching the food items in
the name of procuring the items, but ends up not buying them.
the name of procuring the items, but ends up not buying them.
The traders who claimed that the touched food items
disappears some moment later and re-surfaces in the woman’s lone building at
Oko Olowo area of Ilorin.
disappears some moment later and re-surfaces in the woman’s lone building at
Oko Olowo area of Ilorin.
According to Vanguard, the suspect was arrested by the
Police command last week following series of complaints from some members of
the public about a woman, who goes around, using mystic powers to move goods
from their shops to her own domain.
Police command last week following series of complaints from some members of
the public about a woman, who goes around, using mystic powers to move goods
from their shops to her own domain.
A witness to the arrest of Kafayat by police, Abdul
Suleiman, told Vanguard that about N2 million was found on her during the
interrogation.
Suleiman, told Vanguard that about N2 million was found on her during the
interrogation.
But the statement released by the Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed the arrest, refuted the claim that
money found in her home was up to N2 million.
Officer, DSP Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed the arrest, refuted the claim that
money found in her home was up to N2 million.
Okasanmi also confirmed that policemen found food items with
the suspect, also saying that the suspect was in the habit of going to shops
pretending to be a buyer and allegedly stole items with supernatural powers in
the process.
the suspect, also saying that the suspect was in the habit of going to shops
pretending to be a buyer and allegedly stole items with supernatural powers in
the process.
He added that the suspect confessed to the police that she
display those stolen items in her shop for sale but investigation on the matter
is still on-going.
display those stolen items in her shop for sale but investigation on the matter
is still on-going.
