Police arraign man for stealing battery
On Thursday, a 30-year-old man, Kelvin Israel, was arraigned before a Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for stealing an inverter battery worth N250,000.
The police charged Mr Israel of Zoological Garden Area 1 Abuja with theft by a servant.
The prosecution counsel, Stanley Nwaforaku, told the court that the complainant, Samuel Udoh, of the same address, on December 14, 2023, reported the matter at Garki Police Station.
Mr Nwaforaku said the defendant dishonestly and intentionally made away with the garden’s inverter battery worth N250,000 without the owners’ consent.
The prosecutor said the defendant could not give a satisfactory account of himself during a police investigation.
Mr Nwaforaku said the offences contravened Section 289 of the Penal Code.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The judge, Aliyu Kagarko, granted the defendant bail of N500,000 with one surety in like sum.
Mr Kagarko ordered that the surety reside within the court’s jurisdiction and produce reliable means of identification.
He adjourned the matter until February 16 for a hearing.
(NAN)
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