Why I Buy and Sell Stolen Motorcycles – Polygamous Man Confesses

A 78 year-old man who has a large family of three wives, 35 children and 18 grandchildren, was apprehended by the police for engaging in buying and selling of stolen motorcycles.

While speaking with newsmen at the Nigerian Police headquarters in Bauchi on Friday, the old man identified as Alhaji Isa Musa, who blamed hunger and poverty for his decision, claimed he engaged in the illegal act to feed his large family.

Punch newspapers reports that the man who started the illegal business in 2011, said he had operated a provision store at the Muda Laval market but the business became distressed and he could no longer feed his large family.

”I had a provision shop in Mud Laval market but all the goods got finished because I used the proceeds to feed my family. I started buying and selling stolen motorcycles because of hunger and poverty,” he said.

When asked if he had no mature offspring to support him said none of his children could support him because they were not buoyant, adding that he gave a motorcycle to one of them to transport himself to school.

The Septuagenarian, a resident of Bakin Kura of Bauchi metropolis, expressed regrets over his action and pleaded with the authorities to pardon him, saying he was diabetic.

”I am suffering from diabetes and I need to treat myself, I beg the police authorities to pardon me. Although, I’ve been doing this illegal business for six years now, if they pardon me, I promise and assure them that this will be my last.”
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The father of thirty five also confessed to have sold Indian hemp in the past six years ”but I stopped dealing in drugs about four years ago.”

However, he warned those engaged in such illegal business to desist and repent.

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