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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new...mpted-car-theft.html

Nigerian police hold 'magic' goat over attempted car theft
Police in Nigeria are holding a goat accused of attempting to steal a car.

Published: 6:50PM GMT 23 Jan 2009

The black and white animal was turned in to police by a vigilante group, which claimed it was an armed car thief 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," Tunde Mohammed, a spokesman for Kwara state police, told Reuters.

"They pursued them. However, one of them escaped while the other turned into a goat," he said. While Mr Mohammed said he could not confirm whether a man had, in fact, turned into a goat, he did admit that the animal was in police custody. A photo of the goat, resting on its knees next to a pile of straw, was published in Nigeria's Vanguard newspaper.

Reports citing a different police spokesman said the animal was being held at the station until its owner came to claim it.

Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Nigeria. Many communities in Africa's most populous nation rely on vigilante groups to patrol neighbourhoods that are not served by police at night.


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T.I.A.

This Is Africa !!!
 
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Maybe a case of passing the buck or the goat in this case! Someone has to take the blame, may as well be a goat!
 
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A real, live "Scape Goat".

Too funny.

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A real, live "Scape Goat".

yuck

But you really have to wonder why self governance is working out so well in Africa....
 
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I just hope there're no places in the U.S. where they'd insist on telling him he had the right to remain silent and appoint a lawyer...
 
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Why didn't the police just cut the goats throat and cook him over an open fire and then announce "That's how we deal with car thieves around here!"
 
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I just hope there're no places in the U.S. where they'd insist on telling him he had the right to remain silent and appoint a lawyer...


You should come to California sometime. Out here they would put straw and (insert funny goat thing here) in his cell to not violate his civil rights. Would be funny if it wasn't dangerously close to true.
 
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A goat will flat steal a Mazda. Happens around here all the time.


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Justin, I know what you mean. I was at a courthouse in the LA area once. To get in you first had to step over a mob who were lying on the pavement..homeless protest or something.

Hey, when that goat gets outta the slammer I can just hear his pals.."we're proud of you..you took your first pinch and did it right..they got nothing and you told 'um nothing..."
 
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Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

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Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
That sounds kinda like a sheep..

Can you imagine what those jokes would have been like??
 
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I just hope there're no places in the U.S. where they'd insist on telling him he had the right to remain silent and appoint a lawyer...

Don't laugh. This is exactly what Obama's Regulatory Czar, Cas Sunstien, would do.


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Eric Holder was asked today " If we capture Osama Bin Laden will we have to read him his Miranda Rights?' We are getting there as the 'new powerful' are doing all they can to follow Africa's examples. Elton Rambin


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Eric Holder was asked today " If we capture Osama Bin Laden will we have to read him his Miranda Rights?' We are getting there as the 'new powerful' are doing all they can to follow Africa's examples. Elton Rambin


Whaddya expect? The guy IS half Arican. It was bound to appear sooner or later.
 
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