2 men in court for allegedly stealing iron rods
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Abuja, Jan.11, 2018(NAN) The Police on Thursday arraigned two men- Mamuda Yusuf, and Sani Abdullahi, in a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing nine iron rods.
The defendants who reside at Apo, Abuja, are standing trial on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and theft.
The prosecutor, Adama Musa, told the court that the defendants were arrested at Galadimawa junction, Abuja, by a team of policemen on Dec.27.
Musa said that the defendants were conveying the nine iron rods in a van when they were arrested.
He said that the defendants claimed to have bought the iron rods from a security man at a building site in Galadimawa.
“When the policemen asked the defendants to take them to the site where they allegedly bought the iron rods they started panicking.
“But when the defendants led the policemen to the site, the accused could not identify the person they claimed sold the iron rods to them,’’ he said.
According to the prosecutor, the offences contravened Sections 97 and 287 of the Penal Code.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty.
The Magistrate, Mohammed Tahir, granted the defendants N100, 000 bail each and a surety each in like sum.
Tahir said that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and adjourned the matter until Feb.13, for hearing. (NAN)
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Edited Obike Ukoh