Ci,red above is Femi Akanji who was recently arrested for
burglary at a shop in Oyo State.
35-year-old Akanji was imprisoned in a cell in Oyo pending his next
court date before he got into another trouble.
In a recent confession to Tribune, the suspect said he was trying to
escape his cell in order to avoid further trouble when he got stuck in
a hole.
“I decided to escape from the cell to avoid the trouble I had put
myself into, unknown to me that I was complicating matter. After
my two cell mates had slept, I started using my hands to dig the
wall silently in the dead of the night. I started from a point where I
noticed a crack in the cell.When some bricks fell, I further used
them in digging and after I had created a hole, I pushed my head
into it and tried to escape before dawn. Unfortunately for me, I got
stuck, so I shouted. My cry brought the policemen on duty towards
the cell and woke my co-inmates up. That was how I was rescued
and secured till I was brought to Ibadan. Now, I know that crime
does not pay. If God should save me from the current situation I am
in now, I will never venture into crime again in my life. I have
realised that whatever is acquired fraudulently or any ill-gotten
wealth does not last. I have my time and life. If I had been
contented with my little business and had not engaged in crime, I
would not have lost my belongings which now serve as part of the
exhibits recovered.” - Akanji told Tribune
Chai.
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