A man has been apprehended for stealing bunches of plantain in Bayelsa state while trying to meet his girlfriend’s demand.
According to reports, the young man who was caught in Ebedebiri, Sagbama Local Government Area of the state, confessed to stealing the plantains to raise money for his girlfriend’s makeup.
During his interrogation, the suspect said his girlfriend requested for the sum of ten thousand naira (N10,000) to buy makeup and had given him a deadline to get the money.
He said he became frustrated when the deadline was approaching so he resorted to stealing.
The suspect whose name was not given, revealed that he entered people’s farms in Ebedebiri and harvested their plantains, which he planned to sell in order to raise money for his girlfriend.
However, he has pleaded with the community leaders to forgive him.
