Labourer accused of stealing
A 23 year old labourer last Wednesday appeared before an Abuja Magistrate Court for alleged house breaking and theft, offences punishable under Sections 346 and 288 of the Penal Code.
Ibrahim Mohammed of Aku village, Base 5, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, was said to have broken into the house of one Okubula Omolara of Mike Akhigbe way, Utako, Abuja, and stole 406 pieces of granite tiles.
The accused was also alleged to have sold the tiles, valued at N1.6 million, and converted the money that accrued from the sales to his personal use.
The prosecutor, Simon Ibrahim, a sergeant, informed the court that on October 5, one Okebule Omolara reported to the police that the accused broke into her house and stole 23 cartoons of granite tiles.
“The accused broke into her house and stole 23 cartoons of granite tiles, valued at N1.6 Million, and sold them to some persons”, the prosecutor said.
The accused denied the charges and applied for bail, a request that was granted by Magistrate Njideka duru in the sum of N100,000 with two reliable sureties in like sum.
Daily Trust 1st November 2010
By Hussein Yahaya & Oyekumi Kolawole
