The police in Lagos have arraigned two men at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, over alleged illegal re-connection of power supply to their houses.
The defendants are Godwin Ifesinachi, 24 and Lateef Awodire,55.
They were charged with three counts of conspiracy and unlawful re-connection of power, and causing a breach of peace.
The defendants each pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, Mrs E. Kubeinje told the court that the defendants committed the offences on March 28 at Bakare and Bajomo Street, Ahmadiya area of Lagos.
He alleged that the defendants unlawfully interfered with Ikeja Electric Plc., property by illegally connecting their electric cable after it was disconnected.
“They respectively re-connected power supply to their houses from the machine of the Ikeja Electric Plc., after they were disconnected”.
The prosecution said that this was done because of failure to pay their monthly bills as when due and without lawful consent of the owner, Ikeja Electric.
According to him, the defendants also caused a breach of peace on the same day by conducting themselves in an unruly manner.
He said that the offences contravene the provision of sections 340 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Magistrate, Mrs E. Kubeinje granted the defendants bail in the sum of N100, 000 each, with two sureties each in like sum.
Kubeinje adjourned the case until July 7 for trial.
Similarly, the police command in Adamawa has arrested three suspected kidnappers and rescued two victims in Gombi Local Government Area, DSP Suleima Nguroje, the command’s spokesperson said in a statement on Monday in Adamawa.
He said that the incident happened on June 4 and that the operatives recovered one locally made gun, chain, two padlocks, and charms among others.
“Operatives of the command on June 4, 2022, disconnected a criminal network, arrested three suspects for kidnapping and rescued two victims unharmed at Ngurore Mountain, in Gombi local government.
“The incident was reported to the police by a good Samaritan who observed their suspicious movement around the Mountain,” he said.
