NAN-H-4
Equipment
By Deborah Akpede
Lagos, Oct. 5, 2017 (NAN) A 45-year-old worker, Jamiu Abioro, was on Thursday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos charged with stealing his employer’s equipment valued at N40 million.
Abioro, a resident of Alagbado, a Lagos suburb, is being tried for conspiracy and stealing.
According to the prosecutor, Insp. Ezekiel Ayorinde, the accused committed the offences on Sept. 15 at Omole area of Ojodu, Lagos.
He said the accused and others still at large conspired to steal equipment valued at N40 million being property of Dudu Production Company.
“The accused stole eight tripod stands, eight spiced leg dolly, track, four channel vision mixer, crane control head, crane pole, kino flo light and DVD/VCR recorder, all valued at N40 million.
“The management discovered the following morning that its production equipment had been carted away by some unknown persons,” he told the court.
Ayorinde said the accused, an employee, who was in possession of the keys, claimed ignorance of the theft.
“The keys of the office where the equipment were kept was in the custody of the accused.”
The offences contravened Sections 287 (7) and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Section 287 (7) prescribes seven years jail term for stealing by clerks and servants.
The accused pleaded innocence of the offences and was granted bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
The Magistrate, Mrs J.O. Awope, said the sureties should be gainfully employed with an evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
The case was adjourned until Oct. 16 for mention. (NAN)
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Edited by Maureen Atuonwu/Dele Akinsola