Suspect arrested after break-in at Spanish embassy in Dakar
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
A 43-year-old man was arrested after a break-in at the Spanish embassy in Dakar, committed on the night of 17 to 18 October; the stolen sum is estimated at 95,000 CFA francs. Identified through CCTV footage, the suspect was brought before prosecutors on 20 October and is said to have admitted to the offence, according to Libération, cited by Senego.
A 43-year-old man was arrested on 19 October after a break-in at the Spanish embassy in Dakar on the night of 17 to 18 October. Identified from CCTV footage, El H. M. Mbaye, an unemployed man living in Pikine, was detained by the Research Brigade of the Plateau police station, Libération reported, as cited by Senego.
The suspect is said to have climbed over the garage gate before entering the building through a door opening onto the rear courtyard, according to Lieutenant-Colonel P. J. Ortigosa, the embassy’s interior attaché. The stolen sum is estimated at 95,000 CFA francs, including 45,000 francs taken from a table in the interior attaché’s office and 50,000 francs from the office of Commissioner E. N. Dorado.
El H. M. Mbaye is said to have admitted to the offence during questioning. He was brought before the Dakar prosecutor’s office on 20 October over an alleged break-in.
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