NAN-H-47
Burglary
By Boboye Moronke Tinuola
Lagos, Nov. 8, 2016 (NAN) A 19-year-old boy, Mudashiru Ibrahim, on Tuesday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged burglary of a shop and theft of goods valued at N530,000.
The defendant, an unemployed who lives in Agege, a suburb of Lagos, is being tried for conspiracy, burglary and stealing.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Donjor Perezi, told the court that the offences were committed on Oct. 21 at 115, Oniwaya Central School Road, Agege, Lagos.
Perezi said that the defendant and others (still at large) burgled one Mr Simeon Egbeogu’s shop and stole 5 rolls of cooper wire valued at N280,000 and 5 cartons of fridge pipes valued at N250,000.
Perezi also said that the security men at the shop caught them in the act but that the others escaped.
The prosecutor said that the offences contravened sections 285, 308 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O Layinka, granted the defendant bail of N350,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She then adjourned mention of the case until Dec. 12. (NAN)
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Edited By Hajia Sani/Ismail Abdulaziz