Three Nigerian men identified as Jaho Jaho Nonso (30), Ugochukwu
(30), and Samuel Osas (30) who allegedly posed as tourists after
checking into a Pattaya city hotel, and burglarized it, were arrested on
March 27 by police officers in Thailand.
Investigators disclosed that during the months of August and
September 2015, and March 2016, managers of ten hotels around Pattaya
City have reported these crimes but were unable to catch them until now.
Pattaya City Police cooperating with the Tourist Police, together
monitoring CCTV around the City, gathered enough evidence to make the
arrest of the Nigerian criminal group who was residing at a hotel behind
Tuk Com in South Pattaya.
It was revelaed that the Nigerian gang would rent a hotel room and
they will climbed from their room’s balcony to other guests' rooms and
take their belongings. They always focused on cash. Once done, hey
immediately check out from the hotel and hide in small hotels.
Investigators concluded that this gang burglarized eight hotels
within the seven months period. The estimated total loss from hotel
thefts were about 454,800 baht.
They would be prosecuted according to Thai law on charge of robbery, illegal immigration and overstaying.
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