He pretends to be a giant nativity scene statue but the mayor discovers him: he was a fugitive, arrested

A fugitive, he hides among the nativity scene characters to try to go unnoticed. But the mayor discovers him and has him arrested.

A surreal incident unfolded Saturday morning in Galatone, in the province of Lecce. The report comes from the mayor, Flavio Filoni.

"While I was standing before the Nativity scene, lovingly crafted by our Pro Loco, I noticed something I'd initially mistaken for part of the scene. A detail that seemed innocuous, but it turned out to be crucial."

Thanks to the prompt intervention of our Local Police, State Police, and Carabinieri, it was possible to track down and identify a fugitive and wanted person. He was a thirty-eight-year-old Ghanaian man who had escaped a prison sentence in Bologna for resisting a public official and aggravated assault. He is serving a sentence of 9 months and 15 days.

A result that confirms, once again, says Filoni, "how essential it is to place full trust in the daily work of those who guarantee safety and legality."

(Unioneonline)