Student arraigned over alleged theft of two phones worth N365,000
A 28-year-old student, Halifa Sadik, was on Wednesday arraigned in a Kano Sharia Court in Fagge for allegedly stealing iPhone and Redmi cellphones worth N365,000.
The defendant, who lives in Gadon Kaya Quarters in the Gwale Local Government Area of Kano was charged with theft.
The Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Abdullahi Wada, told the court that the complainant, Al’amin Usman, who also resides at Gadon Kaya Quarters, reported the matter at Gawle Police Station, Kano, on September 3.
Mr Wada alleged that on the said date at 03:30 p.m., the defendant went to the complainant’s room at Gadon Kaya, pretended to charge his phone and stole the two cell phones.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Judge, Umar Lawal-Abubakar admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N30,000 with one reliable surety.
Mr Lawal-abubakar adjourned the matter until September 30, for further mention.
(NAN)
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