John Ator, a
25-year old Nigerian man who was allegedly caught stealing two basins of garri
at the Calabar Marian market is said to have escaped while the mob was hunting
for petrol to set him ablaze.
Ator who is
accused to have formed the habit of stealing garri from the market was unlucky
as he was caught in the act when the traders decided to lay ambush for him. One
of the market managers said they decided to lay ambush to find out who the
thief was “Ninety Nine days for the thief, and one day for the owner. That is
the case with this young man, John Ator, who is now caught as a garri thief who
has been a thorn in the flesh of garri women traders at Marian Market, Calabar
as he was caught stealing two basins of garri in one of the shops in the market
early hours of this morning (Wednesday), the man stated.
He continued
to narrate further that this act of stealing garri has become a regular
occurrence at the Marian market without knowing those behind the crime and it
got to its peak when traders began suspecting one anther so the market
authorities decided to lay ambush for the thief.
Fortunately
for the traders the thief was caught aand the traders angered by the action of
the thief descended on him in their numbers, stripped him naked and hung a
condemned tyre around his neck in readiness to roast him alive but the absence
of fuel stalled their action. It was while waiting for fuel that the thief
dramatically took to his heels and escaped into a nearby bush.
A search
party was dispatched to comb the neighbourhood to track him but could not
locate him.
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