A suspect, identified as Zakariya, has been arrested for allegedly stealing a goat in Bugakwo village in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

A member of the vigilante, Dangana Ayuba, said the suspect stole the goat on Sunday night and hid it at his friend’s house in Kwaita village.

He said the suspect passed a night on Sunday at Kwaita and he was taking the goat to Kwali market on Monday, when the vigilantes arrested him.

He said the stolen goat belonged to one Baba Audu in Bugakwo village, who reported the incident to some vigilantes at the neighbouring Kwaku village.

He said the suspect’s friend, whose house the goat was kept, had also been arrested and were both handed over to security personnel in the area.

Police in the area said the incident was not reported.