By Phumlani Saul
WIG thugs are on the prowl in Motherwell Gqeberha!
While people know they have to hold on to their bags and cellphones, now cops have warned women to hold on to their wigs too.
According to police spokesman Captain Xoli Mbele, wig snatching is a common trick.
Mbele has urged women to report the theft so they can send cops to patrol the hot spots
Xoliswa Ndlazi (35), from Zwide, Gqeberha was robbed last Saturday.
Xoliswa said she had just bought a wig to wear for her brother’s wedding.
“I was so excited and removed my old wig to try the new one.
“While walking to a taxi rank in Zwide , a man just snatched the wig and made a run for it.”
Xoliswa said although people saw what happened, the thug was just too quick for them.
“I went back to the woman I had bought the wig from but she was gone. I was told she worked with the thugs.
She said she tried to reach her on her cellphone but it was off.
“That proved she knew something,” said Xoliswa, who paid R400 for the wig
Some of the women claimed to have lost Brazilian wigs worth about R3 500 each
“The other vendors told me after selling you the weave, the woman points you out to her friends who snatch it back.”
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