Court remands teenager over alleged house breaking, theft
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 19-year-old Divine Lapkur in the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti over alleged house breaking and stealing.
The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for alleged house breaking and stealing.
The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Elijah Adejare, told the court that the defendant and others at large committed the offences on July 3 at NTA Road in Ado-Ekiti.
Mr Adejare said that the defendant and others at large broke into the house of one Samson Laclak.
He also said that the defendant and others at large stole clothes, valued at about N150,000, belonging to the complainant.
According to him, the offences contravene Sections 322 and 302 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendant in the correctional centre pending legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution.
The defendant’s plea was, however, not taken for want of jurisdiction for the offences.
In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Bankole Oluwasanmi, ordered the remand of the defendant in the correctional centre.
Oluwasanmi said that the duplicate case file should be sent by the prosecution to the office of the director of public prosecution for legal advice.
He, thereafter, adjourned the case until August 14 for mention.
(NAN)
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