Newspaper claims suspect transformed into a goat

[Gormy Cuss]

Newspaper claims suspect transformed into a goat

Friday, January 23, 2009


(01-23) 15:07 PST LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) --

One of Nigeria's biggest daily newspapers reported that police implicated a goat in an attempted automobile theft. In a front-page article on Friday, the Vanguard newspaper said that two men tried to steal a Mazda car two days earlier in Kwara State, with one suspect transforming himself into a goat as vigilantes cornered him.

The paper quoted police spokesman Tunde Mohammed as saying that while one suspect escaped, the other transformed into a goat as he was about to be apprehended.

The newspaper reported that police paraded the goat before journalists, and published a picture of the animal.

Police in the state couldn't immediately be reached for comment.

Belief in black magic is widespread in Nigeria, particularly in far-flung rural areas.

Now there's a novel exit strategy.

[Writer]

1. I wonder if the goat reads "My Pet Bush?" n/t

[skygazer]

2. That really gets my goat

.....


... and that's all I've got. :P

[InternalDialogue]

3. Only one thing to do in that situation.

And it involves billy clubs.

[trof]

4. Yeah, and "Dog bites man". Happens all the time.

It's a favorite ruse of car thieves.
You can't prosecute a goat so they get off Scot free.
bastids
:-(

[Kali]

7. hey, what's this about Scots and goats, and prosecuting?

[bluesbassman]

5. Last time I was apprehended by the cops, I turned into a jackass...

Didn't turn out so well. :rofl:

[Gormy Cuss]

6. Oof!

:spray:

[nickgutierrez]

8. She turned me into a newt!

:)

[mainegreen]

9. *blink* *blink*

Hunh.

Interesting. Interesting and odd.