A 17-year-old male identified as Ran Gatloth Puok was arrested on suspicion of stealing goats in Unity State’s Leer County on Tuesday after being found in possession of a stolen goat.
A woman who said her goats were stolen found the suspect with one of the missing livestock and informed the police who apprehended and detained him.
The deputy director of police in Leer County, Kuony Chang Kulang, told Radio Tamzaju on Thursday that they took the suspect to the county court. He advised youth to work hard and desist from theft and other crimes.
“The owner of the goats recognized one of her goats that had been stolen and accused the person of stealing two other goats. We arrested him and today (Thursday), we sent him to court,” Chang explained. “The owner of the goats accused him of stealing the other missing goats after she got her with one of her goats. The thief admitted to stealing only the goat he was found with and said it was his first time to commit the crime of theft.”
He added: “It is now the court that will decide to forgive him because he has no family to come to his rescue as an orphan.”
Meanwhile, Gatloth admitted his crime but said he only stole one goat and asked for forgiveness.
“I only took one goat but I am not responsible for the other missing goats. It is the first time for me to do this and I ask for forgiveness because I am an orphan,” he said. “I hope and pray that the authorities and the owner of the goat forgive me. I do not know what came over me at all.”