NAN-H-70
Barber
By Ugochi Ugochukwu
Abuja, Oct. 17, 2016 (NAN) The police on Monday arraigned a 20-year-old barber, Nzube Ohika in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for housebreaking and theft of N12,500.
Ohika of No. 7 Works and Housing Estate, Gwarinpa, Abuja, was arraigned on a two-count charge of housebreaking and theft.
The prosecutor, Mr Dalhatu Zannah, told the court that Abubaka Ibrahim of No. 7, Works and Housing Estate, Gwarinpa, Abuja, reported the matter at Gwarinpa Police Station on Oct 10
Zannah told the court that Ohika criminally broke into the complainant’s shop at about 10.38 p.m.
He added that the defendant broke the shop and stole N12,500 and one boxer, one red cap, one rubber slippers valued N1,500 all found in his possession.
The prosecutor said that the offences contravened sections 346 and 288 of the Penal Code.
Ohika, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Senior Area court judge, Abubakar Sadiq, granted him bail in sum of N5,000 with a surety in like sum.
Sadiq said the surety must reside within the jurisdiction of the court, and adjourned hearing in the case till Nov. 10. (NAN)
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Edited by Dada Ahmed//Felix Nwadioha