This was revealed in a post shared on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
A Nigerian man has been apprehended after buying a cloth worth N5 million at a boutique in Benin, Edo State with a fake bank alert.
A video shared on X showed the moment he was apprehended.
A video shared by @ChuksEricE showed the suspect being beaten and dragged on the floor by onlookers, with some slapping him.
A woman from the video could be seen revealing what the theif did.
Her words: “The guy is a criminal. He’s using juju. He came to buy clothes of ₦5m and used a fake alert.”
See some reactions below:
@ACTIVE_SQUARE: “Una see say not going to the gym get advantage, if not him for tear better race.”
@0mobola0duntan: “Best way now is to hold him and call the police, if he collapses for there now people won’t say he stole rather they will assume they used him for money…fair people.”
@jkcontroversial: “5M clothes with fake transfer. Some ppl no get conscience.”
@Kooolemmy: “Which accent is the lady on commentary duty using???”
@HelenNDestiny1: “Police will leave the main issue to treat assault. They should take him to police than beating him.”
@Gozie_mu: “This is the third video of thieves getting caught, I have seen today. It seems that finally, monkey don go market e no come back again.”
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