In the video, a woman could be heard revealing what the suspect had done. She said:
“He’s a criminal. He is using juju. He came to buy garments for ₦5 million and used a phoney alert.”

The incident sparked a wave of reactions online, with many users commenting on the video:

• @ACTIVE_SQUARE: “Una see say not going to the gym get advantage, if not him for tear better race.”
• @0mobola0duntan: “Best way now is to hold him and call the police. If he collapses there now, people won’t say he stole, rather they’ll assume they used him for money… fair people.”
• @jkcontroversial: “₦5 million shirts with fraudulent transfers. Some people have no conscience.”
• @Kooolemmy: “Which accent is the lady on commentary duty using???”
• @HelenNDestiny1: “Police will abandon the major issue to address assault. They should take him to the police instead of beating him.”
• @Gozie_mu: “This is the third video I’ve seen of robbers getting caught today. It appears that the monkey has finally left the market and will not return.”

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