Court remands two over alleged stealing of solar inverters worth N2.2 million

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday ordered the remand of two men in Agodi correctional facility, over alleged stealing of solar inverters, valued at N2.2 million.
The defendants: Kazeem Amao, 53 and Tajudeen Faruq, 24, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.
The Magistrate M. Mudashiru had earlier granted the defendants bail in the sum of N500,000 each, with two sureties each in like sum and provision of three years tax clearance.
Mr Mudashiru, however, ordered that they be remanded in the correctional facility when none of their relatives showed up for their bail and, thereafter, adjourned the matter till September 30 for hearing.
The defendants, of undisclosed addresses, are facing a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, breaking and entering, and stealing.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Femi Oluwadare, told the court that the defendants, and others at large, conspired together to commit the offences.
Mt Oluwadare said that the defendants had, on July 2, at about 1 p.m. at Unity Estate, Iyana Agbala in Egbeda area of Ibadan, broken into the house of one Ikeola Yekinni with intent to steal.
He said the defendants stole four different 5KVA solar inverters, valued at N2,200,000, property of Mrs Yekinni.
According to him, the offences are contrary to Section 383 and punishable under Sections 390(9), 411 and 516 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
(NAN)
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