Gardaí: no reason to believe burglary was racially motivated

GARDAÍ don’t suspect that a robbery at a shop owned by a blind Nigerian and his wife was racially motivated.

Although thieves broke into the couple’s shop in Bandon, Co Cork, stole cigarettes and trashed the place, they left no indication they had targeted it because it was run by non-nationals.

However, Martha Asemota, who owns the shop with her husband, Festus, asked why burglars would smash up things they didn’t want.