Mechanic docked over alleged N225, 000 theft
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Mechanic
By Oluwatope Lawanson
Lagos, Nov. 16, 2016 (NAN) A 46-year-old mechanic, Tajudeen Kasali, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court over alleged N225, 000 theft.
Kasali, a resident of No. 7 Soyinka St., Agege, a Lagos suburb, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Joseph Ajebe, told the court that the accused committed the offences in his house at 10.30 a.m. sometimes in April.
He said the accused obtained N225, 000 under the pretext of helping the complainant, one Mrs Temitope Raheem to purchase an engine and a gear box for her car.
Ajebe also said that the complainant gave the mechanic her KIA Space bus to change the engine and service it.
“But to the dismay of the complainant, Kasali converted the money to his personal use and abandoned her bus in his workshop until he was recently apprehended by the police.
According to the prosecutor, the offences contravened Sections 285 and 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 285 prescribes three years imprisonment for anyone convicted of stealing.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Alexander Komolafe, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N100, 000 and two sureties in like sum.
He adjourned the case till Dec. 5 for mention. (NAN)
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