Six men were yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly stealing 116 pipes and other items valued at N12 million, property of Royal Sanderson Company.
They were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Mrs. Yewande Aje-Afunwa on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
The defendants included Tukur Suberu, 36; Mohammed Yusuf, 22; Kabiru Abdullahi, 22; Sabiu Umar, 26; Abdullahi Sala, 28; and Bayo Adekunle, 30.
Prosecutor Peter Nwangwu alleged that the defendants committed the offence on January 17, at 2am, at Royal Sanderson Company, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos.
“The accused unlawfully opened a locked container truck and stole 116 different sizes of pipes, three compressors, three hot plates and 3,000 copper pipes, valued at N12 million,” he added.
Nwangwu said the defendants conspired with others at large to steal the products.
He said the defendants were later arrested by the police at Alausa division, after investigation.
The defendants pleaded not guilty.
Chief Magistrate Aje-Afunwa granted them bail each in the sum of N1.5 million with two sureties each.
She said one of the sureties should be a relation of the suspects and should be employed.
She said in addition, the sureties should show evidence of tax payments to the Lagos State Government.
Chief Magistrate Aje-Afunwa adjourned the matter till March 21.
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