A 22-year-old man, Oluwaseun Aliu, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with breaking into a shop to steal clothes worth N150,000.
The unemployed man, who resides at Alagbado, Lagos, was arraigned on Monday, on a three-count charge of conspiracy, breaking in and stealing.
The Prosecutor, ASP Bisi Ogunleye, told the court that the defendant and others, still at large, committed the offences on May 16 at Amikanle, Alagbado, Lagos.
According to Ogunleye, the defendant broke into the shop, belonging to one Mrs Temitope Ojo and stole her goods.
“The defendant burgled the shop of the complainant and carted away her goods.
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“The complainant got an information from a neighbour that the defendant was among the people who burgled her shop.
“He was arrested and handed over to the Police,’’ he told the court.
The alleged offences, Ogunleye said, contravene sections 287, 309 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Aliu pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum by the Magistrate, Mrs E Kubeinje.
Kubeinje said that the sureties should be gainfully employed and show evidences of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government (LASG).
She fixed further hearing for Sept. 15.
