I Inherited The Art Of Stealing From My Dad – Teenager

A suspected 15-year-old teenage armed robber,
Kosi Ebosie, who was arrested in Umuchu town in
Aguata local government area of Anambra state,
has confessed to the crime, saying he inherited the
gem from his father who was also a notorious
criminal in the area.
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Ebosie told reporters that his family members were
not surprised of his taken to crime as they used to
tell him that he was the carbon-copy of his father
adding his dad was a known criminal.
The suspect was apprehended along with his two
gang member, Chima David, 17 and Onyedika
Ikesinachi, 16, on Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
The teen robbers were arrested after they robbed St.
Andres Anglican Church, at Umuchu. They reportedly
robbed the church with arms in the morning.
According to PM News, the trio ran out of luck
vigilantes and youths, who have been keeping vigil
in the community following an incident where
markets in the community was raided, caught the
teen robbers
Ebosie said he dropped out of school to take to
robbery which he described as being a lucrative
business. He disclosed that he do not see himself
leaving robbing because it as becomes part of his
life.
He further stated that he discovered at a very
tender age that the urge for stealing is strong in
him adding that his father had to sent him out of
the house because of his insatiable quest for
stealing, which eventually led him to joining the
gang.
One of Ebosie accomplices, David said that his
entry into robbing started when he was stealing
people’s fowls in the community where he lived.
Confessing that he normally eat four fowls per
week until the trap he used in catching the fowls
mistakenly caught a dog.
Following the incident that exposed him, he had no
choice but to run away from home adding that he
found a safe haven in the gang.
The suspects were, however, said to be cooling
their feet at Umuch police station. The divisional
police officer of the station was not available to
comment on the incident.