Police in Ekiti have arrested a 21-year-old man, Efoghae Friday, for allegedly stealing panties belonging to a grandmother.
It was gathered that the panties was stolen from Modupe Adekoya, who lives at 15 Olorunsogo Street, Basiri Area of Ado Ekiti.
Mr Friday was arrested on Tuesday after a relative of the grandmother reported the case to the Irewolede Police Station.
The suspect and three others arrested in connection with the crime are said to have been transferred to the New Iyin Road Police station on Bank Road, Ado Ekiti.
Mrs Adekoya confirmed that her underwear was stolen from where it was hung outside of the house after washing.
She said she knew the main suspect and that he used to assist her in domestic chores.
“I had washed my pants and spread two of them outside to dry at about 3 am on June 10 at the corridor in my house.
“But when I wanted to remove them in the morning, I found out that one was missing, and then I raised the alarm,” she said.
She alleged that Friday claimed that another suspect in the case had prior to the incident asked him to get the underwear in return for N2,000.
