Photo: Police parade suspected car battery thieves in Calabar

The Cross River State Police Command have recovered 
more than 12 car batteries from the apartment of some suspected criminals in Calabar. 

The suspects were paraded alongside the stolen batteries 
and the tools they used in carrying out their criminal acts.

According to ERICGOSSIP Reporters, car batteries which are
 sold between N28, 000 to N30,000 are being stolen and 
sold by these criminals for as low as N5,000 to N10,000
 just to get money to smoke and drink.

"They are hunting for Car batteries in Calabar like gold.

Some even go ahead to steal in a broad day light, a
situation where many have been burnt to death by mob,
including a 9, 10 and a 12-year-old boy at Mayne
Avenue. To this teenagers, a N1000 note is so as big
as a million. For these reasons, car owners in Calabar
now uses padlock for their batteries due to theft"