Son Recruits Parents, Lover for Burglary in Lagos

Matilda Omonaiye/

Police have narrated how a gang comprising a man, his wife, son and the son’s girlfriend robbed a neighbour’s house in Lagos.

The alleged arrowhead of the crime was identified by the police as 18-year-old Tega Teddy, aided by his father, Uroye Teddy, 45, and mother, Margaret Teddy.

The police told NewsmakersNG that Tega’s girlfriend, Karima Edom, a close neighbour of the victim, acted as the gang’s informant and also took part in the crime.

Police spokesman, CSP Chike Oti, told NewsmakersNG that the suspects allegedly conspired to burgle the residence of the victim, Mrs Folashade Odunuga, in Ajah, while she was vacationing with her family.

Oti listed the items stolen from the victim’s house to include, a saloon car, a flat screen TV, home theatre sound system, electric generator, electric fan, leather bags, an iPad, baby shoes and other personal items.

A statement detailing the incident, which was sent to NewsmakersNG by Oti, read: “When Mrs Folashade Odunuga of No. 8 Ade Onitiri, Harmony Estate, Langbasa, Ajah, embarked on a 3-month vacation which commenced on May 27, 2018, little did she know that her apartment would be broken into and her household property including her car, stolen by eighteen-year-old Tega Teddy aided by his parents Mr Uroye Teddy, 45 years old and his mother Mrs Margaret Teddy. Also fingered in the offence is Tega’s girlfriend, one Karima Edom, a close neighbour of the victim who allegedly passed information of the victim’s absence from home to her boyfriend.

“The stealing had been going on for weeks until the victim’s househelp, one Eniola Abisola visited her mistress’ house and discovered that a lot of items were missing. She couldn’t understand how the thieves entered the apartment as all doors to the house remained closed.

“She immediately alerted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in-charge of Langbasa Division, SP. Adaobi Okafor who mobilised her detectives to check on all in the neighbourhood whose names are in the station’s watch list.

“When the detectives checked on Tega, they saw the stolen Chevrolet Aveo saloon car with registration number AKD 512 AP, parked in the front his parents’ house at New Osho layout, Langbasa. He was promptly arrested.

“During interrogation, he revealed that he entered the victim’s house through the ceiling and gradually, he began to pack the household items to his father’s house. He narrated that his mother helped him to hide the stolen items in an uncompleted building while his girlfriend Karima, hid some in her house.

“The suspect, Tega, further revealed that his father went with him to the victim’s house to tow the aforementioned car. It was seen that Mrs Margaret Teddy had put the stolen properties for sale.

“Exhibits recovered from the suspects include Chevrolet saloon car reg no. AKD 512 AP, 42 inches flat screen TV, LG Home theatre sound system, electric generator, one standing fan, 5 leather bags, and iPad baby shoes and other personal items.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal, charges Lagosians to take their personal security seriously by ensuring that their houses are entrusted in the hands of trusted relations, friends or aides whenever they travel.

“He also admonished that people should go back to our old way of visiting their neighbours to check on them. He added that if that was the case in this instance, Teddy and his girlfriend Karima wouldn’t have had the effrontery to cook, eat and wine in Folashade Odunuga’s house during her long absence from home.”

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