NAN-H-43
Stealing
By Dorcas Elusogbon
Ilesa (Osun), June 29, 2017 (NAN) An Ilesa Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday remanded one Segun Oshor, 52, in prison custody over alleged theft of a car worth N2.2 million.
The Prosecutor, Sgt Lamidi Rasaq, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Oct.13, 2016,at about 6:00 am at Ijesa Social Elite Club, Isokun Street, Ilesa.
Rasaq said that the accused conspired with others, now at large, to steal the vehicle.
He said that the accused stole a Toyota Corolla Sport 2004 car, thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under sections 390 (9) (10a) and 516 of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol 11, Laws of Osun, 2003.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.
The defence counsel, Mrs S.F. Gimba-AbdulSalam, applied for the bail of his client, pledging that he would not jump bail.
Chief Magistrate Joseph Owolawi granted bail to the accused in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties each in like sum.
Owolawi said that the sureties must swear to an affidavit of means and reside within the court’s jurisdiction while one of them must be a civil servant.
He also said that the second surety must produce three years tax clearance certificate.
The magistrate, who ordered the remand of the accused in Ilesa prison pending the perfection of the bail conditions, adjourned the case till Aug. 2 for hearing.(NAN)
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(Edited by David Onilede/Mufutau Ojo)