Man, 25, docked for allegedly stealing phone worth N60, 000 from truck driver

Man, 25, docked for allegedly stealing phone worth N60,000 from truck driver
Theft
BY Adenike Ayodele –
Ikeja, March 9, 2020 (NAN) A 25-year-old old man, Abdulahi Alimi, on Monday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’s Court for allegedly stealing a cell phone valued at N60,000 from a truck driver.

Alimi, a resident of No. 21 Emiloju St., Agege, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of  conspiracy and stealing.

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Kenrich Nomayo alleged that the defendant conspired with others now at large and stole a Samsung phone worth N60,000 from the complainant, one Mr Dawood Shodeinde.

Nomayo told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Dec. 28, 2019 at about 5.00 a.m. in Agege, a Lagos suburb.

The prosecutor alleged that the defendant forcefully opened the complainant’s truck and stole the said phone.

“The complainant, who is a truck driver, packed his truck to ease himself when the defendant suddenly opened the truck and stole the phone.

“The driver raised alarm and with the help of passers-by, the defendant was arrested while the remaining boys ran away,” the prosecutor said.

According to him, the alleged offences violate Sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal laws of Lagos State 2015, (revised).

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. T. A. Ojo, granted the defendant bail to the sum of N60, 000 with one surety in like sum.

Ojo ordered that the surety must be gainfully employed and should show evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

The Magistrate adjourned the case until March 30 for mention.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that stealing is punishable with three years imprisonment while conspiracy attracts two years jail term for convicted offenders under the criminal laws of Lagos State 2015(Revised).  (NAN)

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Edited by Kevin Okunzuwa and Isaac Ukpoju