In Pikine, Senegal, suspect confesses to theft and accuses complainant
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
A 19-year-old man has confessed to a theft from the room of an unlicensed sex worker in Pikine, while disputing the amount of 300,000 CFA francs. He also revealed the activity of the complainant, who recruited clients on TikTok, according to L’Observateur, relayed by Groupe futurs médias.
In Pikine, on the outskirts of Dakar, a 19-year-old man has confessed to stealing 300,000 CFA francs from a 30-year-old woman who accused him, but claims he took only 20,000 CFA francs, according to the daily L’Observateur, as reported by Seneweb.
After a month-long investigation, police arrested the suspect in front of his dried-fish stall. In his defence, he revealed that the complainant was engaged in clandestine sexual activity presented as trade, and recruited her clients on TikTok. A search of the young woman’s smartphone confirmed these activities, according to the same newspaper.
Both individuals were tested for HIV and placed in police custody: the young vendor for theft, and the young woman for failing to register with the health authorities. This case follows the arrest of a man in Pikine over a theft of 300,000 F CFA, reported on 6 November.
