For allegedly stealing two of his customers car radiator worth N50,000, an auto mechanic, Chibuzor Emeka, was on Thursday docked in a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court.
The defendant who resides at No. 4, Ethpoia Road Barnawa, Kaduna, is charged with theft.
The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on June 27, at his workshop located at Narayi High Coast.
Leo alleged that the defendant the radiators belonging to Mrs Christina James and Kingsley Simon.
The prosecutor stated that the defendant collected the cars to service but stole the radiators, claiming they were stolen.
He added that the defendant confessed to the crime.
Leo said the offence contravened the provision of Section 285 of the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N100,000 with a surety in like sum.
Emmanuel said the surety must reside within the jurisdiction of the court and adjourned the matter until Aug. 9 for hearing.
Meanwhile, a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that a 37-year-old driver, Salisu Auta, who allegedly drove in reckless manner and caused the death of a motorcyclist be remanded in Correctional Centre.
Auta, a resident of Rigasa Kaduna was charged with causing death by reckless driving.
The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, who did not take Auta’s plea for want in jurisdiction, ordered that the case file be returned to the State Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.
He adjourned the matter until Aug. 9 for hearing.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Chidi Leo told the court that Auta committed the offence on June. 23 at about 6.30p.m., along Kawo Road in Kaduna.
Leo alleged that Auta drove his bus with registration number MA 216 KVA in a reckless manner, knocking down a motorcyclist, Haruna Inuwa.
The prosecutor further said that Inuwa sustained head injuries and died while receiving treatment at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna.
He noted that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 21 of the Road Traffic Law of Kaduna State 2017
