The Chief Magistrate, A. K. Araba, held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and found the defendant guilty as charged.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
The convict pleaded guilty to the two-count charge of breach of trust and cheating brought against him by the police.
The first defendant pleaded guilty to the charges, while the second defendant pleaded not guilty.
Mr Babawale, 37, and Ms Samiat, 32, who reside in Ibadan, are being charged with conspiracy, stealing, and breach of public peace, to which they pleaded not guilty.
ThevMagistrate, Best Ojukwu, convicted the defendant as charged.
A 32-year-old man, Sodiq Oyerinde, was on Tuesday, charged before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, for stealing a motorcycle valued at N400,000.
The court adjourned the case until January 15, 2026, for trial.
The prosecutor said that the defendant summoned a 16-year-old girl into an empty classroom and forced her to drink a substance.
Dayo Shonekan was arraigned before the Ota Magistrates’ Court for stealing church bells.
