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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Unemployed charged over N195,000 theft

The Police on Wednesday in Lagos arraigned an unemployed middle- age man before the Apapa Chief Magistrate’s Court for stealing motor spare parts worth N195,500.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Kalu Umeh told the court that Chinedu Okoye stole a jack, two tyres, two motor batteries and siphoned many litres of diesel from a truck belonging to one Bernard Chukwuma.

Umeh told the court that the offence was committed sometimes in Aug. 2010, at Happy Home Road, Kuje Amuwo, Lagos.

He said the accused contravened Section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code, Cap. C17, Vol. 2, Laws of Lagos State 2003.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.

Chief Magistrate, A.K. Shonubi, granted the accused N50, 000bail, with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case till Nov. 10.

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