A yet-to-be-identified man in Lagos State has run away with two bags of rice by deceiving a trader.
The man had approached the rice seller with a boy who he claimed was his younger brother to buy bags of rice.
However, he claimed later that he forgot his money at home and had to go back to get it.
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To convince the rice seller that he was truly going home to get his money, the man left the boy behind and made away with two bags of rice.
After waiting for the man for several hours, the seller asked the boy he left behind to take him to ‘their’ house, only for the boy to deny knowing the man.
This was disclosed by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Saturday.
According to Hundeyin, the boy explained that the man saw him on the road and asked him to accompany him to buy something.
Hundeyin warned traders to be wary of such tricks.
“Traders, this is for you. Something happened for the umpteenth time yesterday. Someone approached a rice seller with a minor to buy bags of rice. He ‘discovered’ he forgot his money at home and left his little ‘brother’ behind as assurance that he was not running away. He went away with two bags of rice. After hours of waiting, the seller asked the minor left behind to take him to ‘their’ house. The minor denied knowing the man, saying, ‘He just saw me on the road and asked me to escort him to buy something.’ The seller took him home all the same.
“Meanwhile, the minor’s parents were already going through trauma looking for him.
“Traders, beware! Insist that they leave with their brother or sister and bring the money before they can take any item,” he said via his X handle.