LAGOS POLICE SPOKESMAN

Man arraigned for allegedly stealing bus

A 35-year-old man was on Wednesday in Lagos arraigned for allegedly stealing a Toyota Hiace bus, valued at N5.9 million.
The accused, Animasahun Bolaji, is standing trial before a Yaba Magistrates` Court on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and false representation.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Chinalu Uwadiore, told the court that the accused and others at large on Feb. 24 at Lekki Expressway, Lagos, conspired to impersonate and steal.
Uwadiore said the accused and his gang stole a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number JJ 865-EKY, property of one Halima Oke.
He said the accused, with the intent to defraud, falsely presented himself as a driver and gave his name as Ogunleye Doyin to Oke.
The prosecutor said the accused committed an offence which contravened Sections 3909 (10A) 484 and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
The Magistrate, Demi Ajayi, granted him bail in the sum N500,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till May 16 for further hearing.

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2 bag 3 years imprisonment over theft of PHCN cables

A Somolu Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday in Lagos, sentenced two persons to three years imprisonment for stealing cables valued at N350,000.
The convicts Saro Elvis (22) and Nnamidi Ifeiokun (18) had pleaded guilty to the charges of conspiracy and stealing.
The Magistrate, B.O. Osunsanmi, said the convicts had constituted themselves into nuisance to the society and should not go unpunished.
Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP A. Adegoke, told the court that the men had on April 19 at Wemimo St., Somolu, Lagos, vandalised a transformer belonging to Power Holding Company of Nigeria and cut some cables.
He said the convicts were caught by policemen at a check point.

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Mother urges proper investigation of schoolboy’s death

Ngozi Eze, mother of the boy who allegedly fell into a septic tank in a school in Lagos, has appealed to the police to properly investigate the death.
The seven-year-old boy, Favour, was said to have died after falling into the tank in the National Orthopaedic Special School for the Physically and Mentally Challenged, Igbobi, Yaba.
Favour got missing after the school’s morning assembly on April 11.
His mother had taken him to school earlier in the morning.
The boy’s lifeless body was found floating inside the septic tank the following day.
Eze said her son’s death was incredible and required thorough investigation.
Spokesman for Lagos State Police Command, Samuel Jinadu, who confirmed the death,said the case was being investigated by the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department Panti, Yaba.

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Bank managers in court over theft of customer’s handbag

Two managers and two security guards of the First Bank Plc on Wednesday appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates` Court in Lagos, charged with stealing a customer’s handbag containing N7.5 million worth of trinkets.
All the accused were from the Onipanu branch of the bank.
The accused are the Branch Manager, Akindele Olayemi, 43; Head of Operations, Chioma Osakwe, 40; Pius Aiyejuni, 40 and Samson Olayioye, 39.
They are standing trial before Magistrate Helen Omisore on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and criminal negligence.
Each of the accused, however, pleaded not guilty, and was admitted to a bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Gabriel Ekundayo, told the court that the accused stole a handbag containing items worth the amount.
He said the bag belonged to one of the bank’s customers, Temilade Aina.
Ekundayo said the items in the bag included 100 pieces of golden necklace, 100 pieces of golden pendants and 100 pieces of golden earrings.
According to the prosecutor, two Nigerian international passports with British visas, a Nigerian national identity card, a driver’s licence and a Nokia telephone handset are among the items in the bag.
He said the items also included N45,000, 50 pieces of golden bangles and a bunch of keys.
Ekundayo submitted that the accused stole the bag when Aina went to the branch to deposit some money and locked the bag in one of the security boxes provided by the bank.
He said the alleged offences contravened Sections 390 (9), 515 and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, and punishable with seven years’ imprisonment.