The problems in Nigeria

[DBoons Ghost]

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE50M4XT20090123


Goat detained over armed robbery
Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:08pm EST Email | Print | Share| Reprints | Single Page[-] Text [+]
LAGOS (Reuters) - Police in Nigeria are holding a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery.

Vigilantes took the black and white beast to the police saying it was an armed robber who had used black magic to transform himself into a goat to escape arrest after 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. They pursued them. However one of them escaped while the other turned into a goat," Kwara state police spokesman Tunde Mohammed told Reuters by telephone.

"We cannot confirm the story, but the goat is in our custody. 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," he said.

Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation. Residents came to the police station to see the goat, photographed in one national newspaper on its knees next to a pile of straw.

:confused:

[Mister_Che]

At least he wasn't trying to steal someones penis. Thats an instant death penalty.

[siva_chair]

It's those damn Nigerian email scams, I tell ya.

[Jude]

So awesome

[siva_chair]

Indians used to turn into bears and eagles and stuff all the time I don't see what the big deal is goats are not nearly as cool.

[Jude]

Yeah that's a pretty lame robber


If he had a good witch doctor he'd have turned into an elephant and wrecked the **** out of the cops trying to chase him.

[DBoons Ghost]

Yeah that's a pretty lame robber


If he had a good witch doctor he'd have turned into an elephant and wrecked the **** out of the cops trying to chase him.

We've spent the last 15 minutes or so creating elaborate scenarios for all the things he (or she?) could have turned into to escape law enforcement, or kill everyone present. Either one would work right?

I just thought this was the funniest thing I've read in a while.

[spitfirejunky]

I love it when they change into goats. It's like getting asked to get caught.

[TheDarkHorse]

This is actually nothing new. In Nigeria they hear of multiple cases of humans being turned into goats by way of juju (witchcraft). Some of my relatives still refuse to believe it though, despite the live news reports

I love it when they change into goats. It's like getting asked to get caught.

LOL

[rasputin]

roflmao

[Surgicalgod]

Transfiguration:

Lesson 1: Goat

[VomitStainedCretin]

Nigeria has bigger problems then native beliefs in magical transmogrification.

[TheDarkHorse]

Nigeria has bigger problems then native beliefs in magical transmogrification.

true that.

[PunkItUp]

i don't find this so outrageous to believe after all if a man can walk on water and be born to a virgin mother a goat can rob any damn thing it wants

[Aaron]

Should've turned into a leopluradon.

[Det_Nosnip]

This is actually nothing new. In Nigeria they hear of multiple cases of humans being turned into goats by way of juju (witchcraft). Some of my relatives still refuse to believe it though, despite the live news reports
Wait...are you saying that they SHOULD? :lol:

[Iskandar]

Nazi make good conductors

I never realized before that was ungrammatical.

Also what are you a moderator of?

[Aaron]

It sounds like a german speaking english badly actually.

You is ze police?

[Iskandar]

Vell, zen it vouldt be: Der Nazis machen Guten Konductors!

[cobert]

Nigeria has bigger problems then native beliefs in magical transmogrification.

My thoughts precisely.

LOL at article though.

[mph4ever]

so now its cool to walk into a police station in nigeria with a goat and say you caught him stealing whilst you mate gets away with the loot. i wonder how it would go down if you walked in with a pig

i had a cousin die in nigeria in the 90s. he had been senior management in xerox europe and then took on setting up their african operation with a reward of a return to vp level in europe after 3 years

within 3 months of the 3 years being up his wife got a call to say he had died in a hospital in the capital. this was at the same time that the students were doing all the rioting and the warlords were wrecking pipelines and stuff. they said he died of malaria so in order to be shipped home he had to be sealed in lead casket that could not be opened

always felt there my have been more to it. if he had been a victim of local rioting and stuff then that would have set back inward investment back by years, something i am sure the nigerian authorities would have not wanted

[TheDarkHorse]

Wait...are you saying that they SHOULD? :lol:
you'd be surprised my friend

[Mr. Ron]

um what the **** are you talking about

[TheDarkHorse]

um what the **** are you talking about

um read the first page goodness my.

[Mr. Ron]

no with the whole goat thing

[TheDarkHorse]

yeah man turned himself into a goat. Nothing to see here.

I don't expect anyone just now reading this to believe it. This is the first time I've seen an occurrence reported in a western media.

[Mr. Ron]

so, you actually believe that or?

[TheDarkHorse]

yes. Let the flaming begin

[Mr. Ron]

well you must have evidence of this then if you believe it?

[TheDarkHorse]

well you must have evidence of this then if you believe it?

No man im one of those blind faith type of dudes thanks though

[Mr. Ron]

ok.

[TheDarkHorse]

so how about the real problems in Nigeria, like, you know, Nigerian politicians?

[Mr. Ron]

Yeah all of the politicians over there are pretty baaaaaaaaaaaaad

[Iskandar]

I heard there is an armed insurrectionary group in the Niger Delta (where the oil fields are).

Great.

[TheDarkHorse]

They're trying to get the attention of the unarmed thieves at the Capital

[1338 h4x0r]

within 3 months of the 3 years being up his wife got a call to say he had died in a hospital in the capital. this was at the same time that the students were doing all the rioting and the warlords were wrecking pipelines and stuff. they said he died of malaria so in order to be shipped home he had to be sealed in lead casket that could not be opened

On the one hand: I'd like to get involved with an NGO or something to fix this kind of ****

On the other hand: I want to live