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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
 Posted - 01/23/2009 : 23:41:12
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And not for playing the video game.
Na-a-a-b-bed.The goat was hauled into a police station by Nigerian vigilantes who say they it was part of a gang of men who tried to steal a Mazda car. One of the robbers, they said, transformed himself into a goat. This simple story apparently impressed what passes for law enforcement officers in Nigeria: Police parade goat as robbery suspect
Written by Demola Akinyemi
Friday, 23 January 2009
*For attempting to ‘steal' a Mazda car
It was a shocking sight yesterday as men of the Kwara State Police Command paraded a goat as an armed robbery suspect.
The goat "suspect" is being detained over an alleged attempt to snatch a Mazda car. The mysterious goat, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Tunde Mohammed, while briefing bewildered journalists at the Force headquarters, is an armed robber who attempted to snatch the said car, Wednesday night, and later transformed into the goat in a bid to escape arrest.
He explained that men of a vigilance group in Anifowose Ipata/Oloje areas of the state capital had chased two armed robbery suspects who wanted to demobilise the Mazda car with the intention of stealing it, and
"while one of them escaped, the other was about to be apprehended by the team when he turned his back on the wall and turned to this goat. They quickly grabbed the goat and here it is.'' Mohammed said.
The police spokesman said the goat "armed robbery suspect" will not be left off the hook until investigations into the case are concluded. |
Hat tip to Dumb as a Blog.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Edited by - HalfMooner on 01/23/2009 23:51:24
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Zebra
Skeptic Friend
USA
354 Posts |
Posted - 01/24/2009 : 09:36:12 [Permalink]
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On fire for Christ
SFN Regular
Norway
1273 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2009 : 00:39:07 [Permalink]
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this reminds me of another crazy story from nigeria
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813418.stm
this time about bike helmets made from vegetables. I love this quote:
| "Some people can put juju inside the helmets and when they are worn the victim can either lose consciousness or be struck dumb," passenger Kolawole Aremu told the Daily Trust newspaper. |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2009 : 00:50:14 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by On fire for Christ
this reminds me of another crazy story from nigeria
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813418.stm
this time about bike helmets made from vegetables. I love this quote:
| "Some people can put juju inside the helmets and when they are worn the victim can either lose consciousness or be struck dumb," passenger Kolawole Aremu told the Daily Trust newspaper. |
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Hilarious, but dangerous, too. "When calabashes have been outlawed, only outlaws will wear calabashes."
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
6891 Posts |
Posted - 01/25/2009 : 08:20:47 [Permalink]
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The funny thing here is that one of the thieves has actually turned himself into a goat... at least in the minds of the police. I ask you, is there any practical difference? The actual theif remains free while the police believe they have him in custody (in the form of a goat).
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Police hold goat for Grand Theft Auto
