African Goat Held On Suspicion Or Armed Robbery

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   African Goat Held On Suspicion Or Armed Robbery
Friday January 23, 2009
CityNews.ca Staff

If he could speak, he'd likely claim he was being used as a scapegoat, but alas, a goat who is being held on suspicion of attempted armed robbery in Nigeria will have a hard time mounting his own defence.
The goat was turned over to police by vigilantes, who claim the person responsible for trying to steal a Mazda 323 used black magic to turn himself into a goat. 
Kwara state police spokesperson Tunde Mohammed said an angry group of citizens chased two hoodlums who were attempted to rob a car.  They told police that one apparently got away, but the other transformed into the animal currently being held.
Mohammed admits he would like to see more proof, and less hoof, telling reporters that he can't base his information on something mystical.  But the goat is being held until they can clear things up. 
There have also been reports that the suspect tried to grow a goatee in an effort to further disguise himself, but that hasn't been confirmed by police.
Photo Credit: ALI YUSSEF, Getty Images (Not the suspect goat, in fact this goat has not been implicated in any recent crimes)

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abuayisha Senior Member Joined: 05 October 1999 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3997	Topic: African Goat Held Posted: 23 January 2009 at 2:15pm
	African Goat Held On Suspicion Or Armed Robbery Friday January 23, 2009 CityNews.ca Staff If he could speak, he'd likely claim he was being used as a scapegoat, but alas, a goat who is being held on suspicion of attempted armed robbery in Nigeria will have a hard time mounting his own defence. The goat was turned over to police by vigilantes, who claim the person responsible for trying to steal a Mazda 323 used black magic to turn himself into a goat. Kwara state police spokesperson Tunde Mohammed said an angry group of citizens chased two hoodlums who were attempted to rob a car. They told police that one apparently got away, but the other transformed into the animal currently being held. Mohammed admits he would like to see more proof, and less hoof, telling reporters that he can't base his information on something mystical. But the goat is being held until they can clear things up. There have also been reports that the suspect tried to grow a goatee in an effort to further disguise himself, but that hasn't been confirmed by police. Photo Credit: ALI YUSSEF, Getty Images (Not the suspect goat, in fact this goat has not been implicated in any recent crimes)
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Shasta'sAunt Female Islam Senior Member Joined: 29 March 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1930	Posted: 24 January 2009 at 11:26pm
	They must be kid-ding!!!!
	“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt
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abuayisha Senior Member Joined: 05 October 1999 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3997	Posted: 25 January 2009 at 7:35am

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Chelle Groupie Joined: 19 October 2007 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 51	Posted: 26 January 2009 at 7:32pm
	That was baaaaaaad
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Shasta'sAunt Female Islam Senior Member Joined: 29 March 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1930	Posted: 27 January 2009 at 4:04am
	I don't mean to sound gruff, but I've never herd of such a thing.....
	“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt
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Saladin Male Islam Senior Member Joined: 04 September 2007 Location: Sri Lanka Online Status: Offline Posts: 575	Posted: 28 January 2009 at 2:19pm
	Talk about playing the goat......gets my goat. May goat forgive them.
	'Trust everyone but not the devil in them'
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abuayisha Senior Member Joined: 05 October 1999 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3997	Posted: 28 January 2009 at 4:51pm
	Nigerian police are holding a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery - amid claims it used black magic to morf from a human to escape justice. Nigerian Police are holding the goat while they complete inquiries Vigilantes took the animal to police, claiming it had been a person trying to steal a Mazda 323. "The group of vigilante men came to report that while they were on patrol they saw some hoodlums attempting to rob a car," Kwara state police spokesman Tunde Mohammed said. "They pursued them. However one of them escaped while the other turned into a goat. "We cannot confirm the story, but the goat is in our custody." He went on: "We cannot base our information on something mystical. It is something that has to be proved scientifically, that a human being turned into a goat." Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation. People have been flocking to the police station to see the goat, photographed in one national newspaper on its knees next to a pile of straw.
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abuayisha Senior Member Joined: 05 October 1999 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3997	Posted: 28 January 2009 at 4:54pm
	"Police in the state couldn't immediately be reached for comment although a reporter who is regularly given police records stated that a squirrel had came in late in the evening and bailed the goat out." Edited by abuayisha - 28 January 2009 at 4:55pm
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African Goat Held On Suspicion Or Armed Robbery

Nigerian police are holding a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery - amid claims it used black magic to morf from a human to escape justice.