A 40-year-old man, Waris Ojumo, who allegedly damaged a fabricated block moulding machine valued at N500,000 was on Thursday charged before an Ota Magistrates Court in Ogun.
Ojumo, of no fixed address, is facing a two-count change of conspiracy and maliciously damage.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Chudu Gbesi, told the court that the accused, and others still at large, committed the offences sometime in November, 2016 at about noon at Isota/Ijegemo Village, Ota.
Gbesi said that the accused and his accomplices conspired to damage a fabricated block moulding machine valued at N500,000 belonging to one Oladele Sarafa.
He said that the offences contravened Sections 301 and 451 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Senior Magistrate, Mr S.O. Banwo, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Banwo said that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and swear to an affidavit of means.
He also ordered that the sureties should submit four recent passport photographs to the court and show evidence of tax payment from the Ogun Government.
