Two men in court for stealing N16.5 million flour
Two men appeared before the Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for allegedly stealing their employer’s 300 bags of Honeywell flour, valued at N16.5 million.
The defendants are Damilare Mustapha, 25, a driver who lives in Ibadan, Oyo State, and Ali Abiodun, 24, a motor boy who resides in Abule Egba, Lagos.
The duo are being tried for conspiracy and stealing.
The prosecutor, ASP Raji Akeem, told the court that the defendants committed the alleged offences on February 16, 2024, at Fafem Haulage Nigeria Ltd., Abule Egba, Lagos.
The prosecutor alleged that the defendants were to deliver 300 bags of Honeywell flour worth N16.5 million to one of the company’s customers at Ajah, Lagos.
The prosecutor, however, told the court that the defendants allegedly stopped on the way and scooped some flour from all 300 bags, reducing the quantity in each bag and forcing the customer to reject the consignment.
The prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The chief magistrate, Bola Osunsanmi, granted the defendants bail of N300,000 each with two sureties in like sum.
Osunsanmi, thereafter, adjourned the case until May 16 for mention.
(NAN)
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