A Nigerian club owner was arrested on Saturday, along with three female employees of his establishment, for allegedly drugging their male patrons and then stealing money from their bank accounts, this revealed by Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department. The police have in custody Emanuel John, a Nigerian national and 44-year-old manager of the Little Cat club located in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward, in the red-light district of Kabukicho.
The modus operandi is common enough, as with a reported incident on April 20, where a hostess allegedly mixed in a strong sedative in the vodka drink served to a 42-year-old male customer. Then his cash card was taken from his wallet and consequently used at a nearby ATM, where 1.3 million yen (approx. $13,200) was withdrawn. One of the female employees arrested with John has reportedly admitted to the allegations, while the other three suspects have all denied involvement.
“We would make them drink and steal their cards,” said the hostess who admitted to the crimes. According to investigators, the club has been using the same MO to steal an estimated 10 million yen (over US$100,000) in 20 cases reported to the police. The Little Cat club has been in operation for over 7 years now, and investigators believe that its customers have been robbed of a total of 300 million yen (over US$3 million) throughout its whole period of existence.
These tactics shown by the owner and employees of the Little Cat club is not the first of its kind. In fact, the JDP reported on a similar (very similar) arrest in December 2012, where another Nigerian club owner and 10 of his club employees were busted in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward. The club was called Vegas, and the owner and his employees were arrested also for allegedly stealing from drunk customers. More than the systemic robbery of customers, both these incidents show just how intoxicated a man can get, and that they never seem to learn of the obvious and repeated robbery tactics that these Nigerian-owned clubs employ.
The modus operandi is common enough, as with a reported incident on April 20, where a hostess allegedly mixed in a strong sedative in the vodka drink served to a 42-year-old male customer. Then his cash card was taken from his wallet and consequently used at a nearby ATM, where 1.3 million yen (approx. $13,200) was withdrawn. One of the female employees arrested with John has reportedly admitted to the allegations, while the other three suspects have all denied involvement.
“We would make them drink and steal their cards,” said the hostess who admitted to the crimes. According to investigators, the club has been using the same MO to steal an estimated 10 million yen (over US$100,000) in 20 cases reported to the police. The Little Cat club has been in operation for over 7 years now, and investigators believe that its customers have been robbed of a total of 300 million yen (over US$3 million) throughout its whole period of existence.
These tactics shown by the owner and employees of the Little Cat club is not the first of its kind. In fact, the JDP reported on a similar (very similar) arrest in December 2012, where another Nigerian club owner and 10 of his club employees were busted in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward. The club was called Vegas, and the owner and his employees were arrested also for allegedly stealing from drunk customers. More than the systemic robbery of customers, both these incidents show just how intoxicated a man can get, and that they never seem to learn of the obvious and repeated robbery tactics that these Nigerian-owned clubs employ.
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