Police arraign Lagosian for stealing groundnut oil
The police on Wednesday arraigned a 28-year-old commercial cyclist, Muhammed Garuba, in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for stealing five litres of groundnuts worth N18,000.
Mr Garuba is charged with theft and breach of peace.
The prosecution counsel, Friday Maneh, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Tuesday, at about 11:30 a.m., at the Badagry Market, Lagos.
The prosecutor alleged that the defendant stole the container of groundnut oil, belonging to Dorcas Mobee, the complainant.
He said the defendant conducted himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace by creating pandemonium.
Mr Maneh said the defendant intended to use the stolen groundnut oil to cook for a party for his newborn baby on Friday.
“He went to the market, stole the oil and ran away. He was caught by the people and handed over to police for prosecution,” Mr Maneh said.
The chief magistrate, A. J. Aina, admitted the defendant to bail of N150,000 with two sureties in the like sum on count two.
Mr Aina adjourned the case until April 27 for facts and sentences on count one.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
World
Pakistan’s ex-prime minister Imran Khan declared fit, returns to prison
Mr Khan, 73, is being held on corruption charges.
World
Iran vows to overcome ‘unjust sanctions’ as U.S. pressure mounts
“We must make plans to deal with the unjust sanctions so that we can overcome them,” Iranian parliament speaker Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf said.
Anti-Corruption
Court remands three over alleged N30 million Canadian visa fraud
Three suspected fraudsters have been remanded in the Agodi Correctional Centre, Ibadan, over alleged N30 million visa fraud.
NationWide
FEC approves revised national biotechnology policy
FEC approved the revised policy to update Nigeria’s 2001 biotechnology policy after 25 years of scientific and technological advances.
NationWide
PENGASSAN urges action on oil, gas reforms
PENGASSAN called for the effective implementation of ongoing oil and gas reforms to attract sustainable and bankable investments into the sector.
NationWide
EFCC withdraws cybercrime charges against Bayero University student Maryam Shehu, another individual
The anti-graft agency said its chairman Ola Olukoyede ordered the withdrawal of the charges on compassionate grounds.
