The police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned a salesman, Abayomi Lawal (20), over alleged theft of palm oil and groundnut oil.
Lawal was charged before a Surulere Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly breaking into the house of a woman and stealing palm oil and groundnut oil, worth N147,000.
The accused , however, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Magistrate Mukaila Fadeyi.
The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Idowu Onime, had submitted that the accused stole the oil from Mrs Nimota Lawal on Aug. 15 at No. 49, Hassan St., Aguda, Surulere.
Onime said the alleged offences contravened Sections 413 and 390 (9) of the Criminal Code of Lagos State.
The court adjourned the case till Dec. 12 for further hearing.
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