The police yesterday arraigned a
27-year-old construction site security guard, Phillip Adeleke in an Igbosere
Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for stealing engineering equipment worth N820,000
from a store.
Adeleke, who hails from Saki in Oyo
State, is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on breaking and
entering, and stealing.
Prosecuting Sergeant Nicholas Akpene,
told the court that the accused committed the offences on December 28, 2015 at
a construction site at Ikate-Elegushi, Lagos.
Akpene said the accused came to Lagos
in 2008 and was employed as a guard at the construction site.
The prosecutor said the accused broke
into the store at the site and stole a 7.5KVA KIPOR generator, Steel Scaffold,
Acro Props Pipes and a pumping machine all valued at N820,000, property of one
Mr Charles Iwobho.
He said that the offence contravened Sections 285(1) (7) and 307 (1) of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State.
The accused pleaded not guilty.
Magistrate F. M. Dalley granted him
N100,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum.
Dalley said the sureties must be
gainfully employed and must provide evidence of tax payment.
She then adjourned the case until
January 19 for mention.
Source:
The Nation
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