The Police on Wednesday brought a 25-year-old man, Shorex Agwasu, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly burgled into a shop and stole N5.3 million.
Agwasu, whose residential address is unknown, was charged with break-in and entering, felony and stealing.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, ASP Clement Okuoimose, told the court that the defendant on May 12, at 11.50 p.m. at Owode Apa, Badagry, Lagos State, unlawfully entered the shop of the complainant, Mary Gbesere.
“The defendant unlawfully entered the shop of the complainant and stole the sum of N5.3 million belonging to the complainant,” Okuoimose said.
He said the offences contravened sections 309, 308 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Fadahunsi Adefioye, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N1 million with two sureties in like sum.
Adefioye adjourned the case until June 22, for mention.
Also, the police arraigned an artisan, Solomon Eze in a Gwagwalada Upper Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly cheating his client.
The police charged Eze who resides opposite SDP junction, Gwagwalada, with criminal breach of trust and cheating.
The prosecution counsel, Abdullahi Tanko, told the court that the complainant, Dr Felix Ogili of University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) reported the matter at the police station on March 26.
Tanko said that the defendant on Feb. 22 was given N1.4million to construct 39 aluminum windows.
He said that the defendant only constructed 30 windows, adding that all effort made to construct the remaining nine windows valued N340,000 proved abortive.
He said that the defendant also refused to construct 20 window net which value was yet unknown.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 311 and 320 of the Penal Code.
The defendant denied committing the offences, while the Judge, Sani Umar, admitted him to bail in the sum of N500,000 with one reliable and reasonable surety in like sum.
Umar said that the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and must have a property worth more than the money.
He said that the surety or the defendant must deposit N200,000 to the court and must provide valid means of identification.
He said that the surety’s address must be verified and in default the defendant should be remanded in Nigerian Correctional Centre in Suleja.
The judge adjourned the case until Aug. 3 for hearing.
