Duo jailed for robbing tailor at scissors point

Two Nigerians, accused of robbing Dh563,000 from a tailor after stalking a man and spotting him dropping the money bag at the tailor's shop, were sentenced to three years each in jail.

The two jobless men, aged 31 and 28, had a tip from a Bangladeshi man that someone in possession of more than Dh500,000 would be driving in Iyaal Nasser, Al Muraqqabat. They waited for him in the same area with other runaway accomplices. They saw an employee (tailor) at the shop walking out and taking the money from that driver.

They entered the shop and took the money off a counter after threatening and attacking the employee with two pairs of scissors. The pair denied the robbery charge in the Court of First Instance. However, the court convicted them and ordered their deportation after completing their jail terms.

The 36-year-old Bangladeshi employee said: "Around 4.25pm on November 24, 2016, I was at work in the shop when my friend, who works at an electronics outlet, left a bag containing a large sum of money with me until he could find a parking spot. He wanted to purchase mobile phones from Naif Souq".

The tailor added: "I put the bag on the counter, but then I felt a blow on my neck from behind. I turned around and saw an African man holding a pair of scissors. Another African man took another pair of scissors off a table and held it in my face, trying to snatch the money bag. I was pushed, attacked and hurt with the scissors when I tried to stop them."

While one of the attackers managed to flee the scene with the money, the victim and three other men could restrain the other accused.

A police officer said the man who was in their custody admitted there were five accomplices in the crime. He led the police to their flat in Al Nahda, Sharjah. "We raided the flat and arrested the second accused around 3.30am on November 30, 2016," the police

officer said.

Source: Khaleej Times