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Man pretending to be 'Mentally-ill' caught with N100m cheque, ATM cards, & condoms in Kwara (Photo)


A man pretending to be mentally ill was reportedly caught with N100m cheque, ATM cards, and condoms among other items in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
Punch reported that the middle-aged man whose name could not be ascertained, as of the time of filing this report, was recently nabbed near the state Ministry of Environment and Forestry along the Ahmadu Bello Way in Ilorin.
Sources revealed when he was searched, a cheque of N100m, pictures he allegedly took with top politicians in Nigeria, four automated teller machine cards, male and female condoms, Valium injections and Infinix Hot 5 phone were found in his possession.
The insiders also added that the 'mentally-ill' man, who would have been lynched by a mob, was rescued by another man at the scene.
When Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ajayi Okasanmi, he said he came across the photo of the fake 'mentally-ill' man circulating the internet but couldn't authoritatively confirm.

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