“Unfortunately, I was unable to steal anything that fateful day because I slept off as soon as the vigil started and I did not wake up until around 3am.
“By the time I woke up, the vigil had ended and people were already going home, so I left the church premises. I was unable to steal anything.
“They later took me back to the church to confirm if truly I was coming from there. When they asked the pastor, he said he did not see me in church, so they took me back to Dugbe Police Station.
“Later, my video was recorded and sent to other stations and some operatives, who had arrested me in the past, identified me as an expert in the theft of phones. I don’t steal cars, motorcycles or any other thing except phones.”
Abioye claimed to have stolen and sold over 18 phones from different parts of the state.
The Osun Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, said the suspect would be arraigned after investigation had been concluded.
