A Surulere Magistrate’s Court has granted bail in the sum of N100, 000 and two sureties to a teenage housemaid charged with stealing N309,000.
Magistrate Mukaila Fadeyi granted bail to the 18-year-old after she pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of stealing and conspiracy.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Idowu Onime said the housemaid conspired with another person still at large to steal some property from No. 9 Atunrase St., Surulere on April 30.
Onime submitted that all the property were worth N309, 000.
He listed the items to include trinkets valued at N300, 000, a Multilinks handset worth N4,000 and N5, 000 cash.
Onime said the alleged offence contravened Sections 516 and 390 (9) of the Criminal Code of Lagos State, and punishable with seven years’ imprisonment.
The case has been adjourned till Aug. 22 for further hearing.
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