Two thieves were
caught red handed this morning while stealing money from a passenger's bag and
transferring to their own on Airik Air flight from Lagos to Abuja.
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According to
Japheth Omojuwa who shared the story on his Twitter page, the Friday’s incident
was not the first time, but when they catch them, the thieves would claim,
"sorry, I thought it was my bag..."
The police were
alerted as soon as the incident happened on air and the thief was arrested on
arrival.
He tweeted: “The
authorities were alerted as soon as the incident happened when we were
airborne. They came in on arrival.
“They are now
being led away by the authorities. I don't know how many years for stealing in
the air. LOL.
“The purpose of
paying for and boarding the flight was to steal. He had an empty hand luggage.
Enough space to put stolen cash.
“There is a
gang. The Arik attendants on board were certain this person wasn't alone on
this one until they discovered the 2nd guy.
“The captain
explaining how the incident happened. Thumbs up to Arik. They had a spy to
watch out because the thieves had been on a run.
“Quick tip,
always make sure to sit across from your luggage, so that you can see it from
where you are seated in the plane.
“So, instead of
having your luggage directly on top of your seat,have it in the opposite
direction. You sit left, luggage goes right. In view
“I understand
the thieves board early, they monitor those who aren't seated with their hand
luggage in view. Wait for time to operate.
“I also noted
that this operation likely happens mostly on very early flights. More people
sleep during such flight b/c they woke up 2 early.
“Flight ticket
is average N25k. They are able to steal as much as N1m/flight. They often do
more. Heard of $75k on a PH/Lagos flight.
“Arik Air actually had someone pose like a
regular passenger seated far behind pretending to be asleep. That person saw
everything
“They used to
catch them before they complete the cash transfer, but the thieves would claim,
"sorry, I thought it was my bag…"
"This time
though, the spy let them complete the transfer before making his own move. They
were caught literally in the act."
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