NAN-H-22
Generators
By Deborah Akpede
Lagos, Oct. 13, 2016 (NAN) For unlawfully entering a compound to steal three generators, a 23-year-old barber, Opeyemi Mayford, was on Thursday docked at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Mayford, a resident of Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos, is being tried for unlawful possession and stealing.
The prosecutor, Insp. George Nwosu, said that the accused committed the offences on Sept. 18, at No. 22, Sokoya St., Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos.
He said that the accused unlawfully stole three generators belonging to one Mr Segun Akanmu, one Mr Omotola Sanusi and one Mrs Oluwatoyin Ige.
“The accused stole generators of Akanmu valued at N15,000, Sanusi worth N27,000 and Ige valued at N58,000; in total worth N100,000,” Nwosu said.
He said that the accused came at night to steal the generators.
“The accused came and took away Akanmu’s generator to hide in his house; he came back and carried Ige’s also to his house.
“He was caught by the street security guard when he came to carry Sanusi’s generator.
“The security guard blew a whistle consistently to alert the residents of the house.
“Some residents rushed out and saw the accused with the generator on his head.
“The other complainants discovered that their generators were missing from where they were placed; when they questioned the accused, he denied it.
“But when a search was conducted in his house, the generators were found in his room and another generator was also found which the accused could not give account of,” he said.
According to the prosecutor, the accused confessed to the police that he stole the generators to sell in order to raise money to rent a shop.
The offences contravene Sections 285 and 327 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Section 285 prescribes a three-year jail term as penalty for offenders.
The accused pleaded innocence of the offences and was granted bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
The Magistrate, Mr A.A Adesanya, adjourned the case to Oct. 20 for mention. (NAN)
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Edited by Oluwole Sogunle