A 24-year-old bricklayer, Adedapo Ayobami, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly breaking into and stealing from the residence of a herbalist who allegedly provided him with money attraction charms.

According to Michael Adaralewa, the Osun State Commandant of the NSCDC, Ayobami, a resident of 13, Oja Oba in Osogbo, unlawfully entered a house in the Osunjela area of Osogbo and made away with a plasma television, ten cooking pots, two frying pans, two cable decoders, a solar panel with bulbs, curtains, and other household items.

In his statement to the police, Ayobami allegedly confessed that before the homeowner’s death, he was a herbalist who provided him with traditional soap to improve his financial fortunes.

Ayobami had been collecting the soaps on a monthly basis.

On May 23rd, after learning of the herbalist’s passing, Ayobami returned to the house, found the keys, and stole various items, intending to sell them to unsuspecting buyers.

The NSCDC commandant stated that Ayobami’s actions contravene Section 411 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria, which deals with theft and related offenses.

The statement reads: “In his confessional statement, the suspect said, before the owner of the house died, he was a herbalist and he gave him traditional soap to improve his financial status.

“He would be collecting the traditional soap on monthly basis. He went to the herbalist’s house to collect the soap for the month of May, on getting there, he was told the herbalist had died, he went home disappointed.

“The following day Thursday, 23rd of May, he went to the herbalist’s house, checked where he used to keep his key while alive, opened the door and carted away Plasma television, cooking utensils, Solar Panel, bulbs, two different cable decoders and other household items.

“The Suspect, Adedapo Ayobami disclosed that he intended to sell the stolen items to unsuspecting members of the public.”