Twenty-five Nigerians ostensibly in Saudi Arabia to perform this
year's Haj have been arrested over theft. The thieves, whose identities
were not disclosed, “all with prior criminal records, have been arrested
in Makkah,” according to Saudi Gazette, quoting Makkah Police spokesman
Lt. Col. Abdul Mohsin Al-Maiman.
“The thieves robbed pilgrims inside the
Grand Mosque and broke into several shops and houses in Makkah. Several
members of the gang were nabbed red-handed and they guided the police
to other members who have been hiding in a vintage building on
Al-Mansour St. 80 cellular phones and over SR50,000 in currency was
seized,” the report said.
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