Police arraign man, 36, for alleged phone theft
The police on Wednesday arraigned a 36-year-old man, Temitope Ogunmola, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a cell phone.
The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a charge of stealing.
The prosecutor, Inspector Sodiq Adeniyi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on June 6 at about 12:30 p.m. in Oye-Ekiti.
He alleged that the defendant stole one Techno phone valued at N160,000 belonging to one Adeusi Joseph.
Mr Adeniyi said the offence contravened Section 302(1) (a) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
He urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him to study the case file and present his witnesses.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him.
Counsel to the defendant, Opeyemi Esan, urged the court to grant the defendant bail, promising that he would not jump bail.
The Chief Magistrate, Dolamu Babalogbon, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
She adjourned the case until July 17, for hearing.
(NAN)
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