Adamu, who lives at No. 24, Tafawa Balewa St., Surulere, Lagos, is facing a charge of stealing.

The Prosecutor, Insp. Gabriel Ekundayo, told the court that the accused and one other at large, committed the offence at his residence at about 12:00pm on Feb.13.

Ekundayo said the complainant, one Ayo Akinwumi, of No. 31, Jebba St., Ebute Meta, Lagos, reported the matter to the police.

He said that Akinwumi reported that one John, whose other name was not provided, a staff of Orchard Hotel and Lodge, now at large, connived with the security man and stole the property.

Ekundayo said that John, a house keeper at the hotel, stole the following items: generator parts, turbo charger, oil pump, charging alternator, kick starter piston and con rod, all valued at N358,000.

“The security man, according to his statement to the police, confessed that he did not steal any property that he only stole a condemned iron which he sold for N2,000,’’ he said.

Ekundayo noted that the offence contravened Section 285(7) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The accused pleaded guilty to the charge.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs M.I. Dan-Oni, adjourned the case till March 7 for facts and sentencing. (NAN)

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The accused are: Akinlaja Olayinka, 44, civil servant; Akinlaja Anuola, 25 aluminum bender; Akinlaja Solomon 28, and Akinlaja Abiodun, 26, an applicant.
They are being tried for conspiracy, house breaking, stealing, damage and assault.

The prosecutor, Insp. Racheal Williams, told the court that the offences were committed on Jan. 4 at No. 27, Unity Road, Mercury Estate, Abule Egba, a suburb of Lagos.

Williams said that the accused persons broke into one Innocent Chukwuma’s apartment and carted away gas cooker, Plasma T.V., laptop, deep freezer, generator and pressing iron.

“Other items stolen are: Air conditioner, rug, Mouka foam, DSTV decoder set and N100, 000 cash; the total valued was N392, 000.

“They beat up one Emmanuel Osakwe that questioned them when they were packing those goods, “ she said.

Williams also added that the accused damaged the padlock on the gate.

The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Sections 166 (d), 171, 285, 307, 337 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Magistrate, Mrs C.Y. Balogun, granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N50, 000 each, with one surety in like sum.

She adjourned the case till Feb. 4 for mention. (NAN)

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The accused, 29, of No. 7, Jimoh Balogun St., Ketu, a Lagos suburb, is charged with breaking into a house, unlawful entering and theft.

The Magistrate, Mrs O. Sule Amzat, who gave the ruling, also granted the accused one reliable surety in like sum.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Sgt. Ihiehie Lucky told the court that the complainant (Obasi), the accused’s elder brother, had on Oct. 20 reported the incident at Ketu Police Station.

According to him, the accused broke into his brother’s room and stole some property.

The stolen property included a flat screen tv set valued at N100, 000, a Z10 Blackberry phone valued at N50, 000 and two pairs of native dresses valued at N6, 000.

According to him, others are a pair of slippers valued at N1, 500 and a tiger generator worth N15, 000, all totaling N172, 500.

Ihiehie said the offences were committed sometime in July.

“The complainant is the elder brother of the accused and they live in the same family house before the accused broke into his room to steal.

“In the complainants’ statement to the police, he said the accused had constituted nuisance in the family and had also threatened to kill them.

“Whenever the accused is cautioned, he would be disturbing the peace of the neighborhood.

“He has refused to add value to himself and the family; he extorts from the family and makes unnecessary demands from them,’’ he said.

The magistrate adjourned the case to Oct 27 for hearing.(NAN)

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