Man docked for allegedly stealing N350,000 phones
Theft
By Aisha Gambo
Kaduna, June 20, 2024(NAN) A 30-year-old man, Umar Hassan, on Thursday appeared before a Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, for allegedly stealing two mobile phones worth N350,000.
The prosecutor, ASP Luka Sadau, said that Hassan was brought to a police station by Mr Yahya Aliyu, the Secretary of Phone Sellers Union, Royal Phone Marketplace, on June 14.
” He was earlier reported to the union over alleged phone snatching.
“The union leaders interrogated him but when they went to pray, he used the opportunity to steal two phones.
” He hid the phones and denied taking them but he was searched and the missing phones were retrieved,” the prosecutor said.
Hassan m, however, pleaded not guilty.
The Judge, Malam Anas Khalifa, granted him bail on the condition that he should present an iman or the traditional leader of his area of residence, as surety.
The judge adjourned the case until June 27 for trial. (NAN)
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Edited by Ijeoma Popoola
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