Nollywood actor and skit maker, Ganiyu Kehinde Morufu, aka Ijoba Lande, has accused the police in Lagos of stealing his iPhone and brutalising him shortly after returning from the UK.
The prosecutor, Edet Ekpo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on September 26, at about 1:90 p.m., at 7 Express filing station, Mowo, along Badagry expressway, Lagos.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him.
Mr Ekpo alleged that the defendant obtained the sum of N460,000 from the complainant, Rabiu Ayo, under the false pretext.
The magistrate adjourned the case until September 4 for mention.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
He said that investigation was in progress as the police were on the trail of the fleeing driver.
The defendant is facing a two-count charge of felony and stealing.
They are standing trial for conspiracy and stealing.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
