Crime Alert:Robbers render prospective victims unconscious through the use of perfumed handkerchief.
Lagos State government yesterday alerted residents on a new dimension of criminal activities in parts of the state perpetrated by men of the underworld.
In a
statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Habib Aruna, the
state government said unscrupulous persons rendered their prospective victims
unconscious through the rubbing of a perfumed handkerchief on their face.
The
statement alerted that the bandits usually targeted victims in either a lonely
commuter bus, taxi or at a quiet corner.
It added
that by the time the effect of the drugged perfume wears off, the criminals
would have fled after robbing a victim.
The
statement listed the Igando axis in Alimosho Local Government Area as one of
the areas where this new dimension of crime had become very pronounced in
recent times.
It said: “It
is not yet known how harmful the drug being used on the handkerchief is.
“While that
is being checked out, it may be necessary to alert members of the public on
this new dimension.”
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