NAN-H-16
Stealing
By Moronke Boboye
Lagos, Nov. 8, 2017 (NAN) A 20-year-old man, Akeem Akintunde, who allegedly entered a car in an attempt to steal it, was on Wednesday charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.
The accused, an unemployed man whose address is not given, is being tried for attempt to steal.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Raphael Donny, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Oct. 30, at midnight, at Lagos -Abeokuta Expressway, Dopemu, in Lagos.
Donny said that the accused was caught inside a parked car by the members of the vigilance group at midnight.
“The accused could not explain how he opened the car, or what he was looking for,” he said.
The offence contravened Section 406 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Akintunde, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Folakemi Davies -Abegunde, granted the accused bail of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
Davies-Abegunde adjourned the case until Dec. 18 for mention. (NAN)
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Edited by Dauda Shehu/Oluwole Sogunle