Tag: cart pusher

  • Cart pusher steals N10.9m items

    A cart pusher, Musa Umaru, 20, who allegedly broke into a company and stole 26 desktops, five LG television sets, two pieces of Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) and one Central Processing Unit (CPU), all worth N10.9 million, yesterday appeared at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.

    Prosecuting Inspector Raphael Donny said Umaru with others at large, on March 29, broke into Telecom Satellite Limited (TSTV) at 11, Adekunle Fajuyi Way, Ikeja, to steal the items.

    The defendant pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate B. O. Osunsanmi admitted the defendant to N500,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum.

    She said the sureties must be employed and show evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State Government

    The case was adjourned till June 26.

  • Cart pusher found with ‘five live bullets, two cartridges’

    The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has arrested a cart pusher, Suraju Rabiu, allegedly found with five live bullets and two cartridges.

    Rabiu, 25, from Katsina State, was arrested during an operation to ensure a cleaner, healthier and safer environment.

    LAGESC’s Corps Marshal Daniel Isiofia, a retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), in a statement, said the suspect was arrested in Ajao Estate.

    According to Isiofia, “the suspect was discovered to be in possession of two cartridges, five live bullets (38 Special for chief revolver), complete wedding ring, two wristwatches and jewelleries.” Isiofia said.

    The LAGESC boss said the suspect had been handed over to the State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Task force).

  • Cart pusher ‘steals’ N166,000 worth of milk

    A 25-year-old cart pusher, Musa Abu, was yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing cartons of milk worth N166,000.

    Abu, who lives at Orile-Agege, is facing a two- count charge of stealing and conspiracy before Magistrate T. O. Ojo.

    Prosecuting Sergeant Kendrich Nomayo said the defendant committed the offence on August 20 at Mangoro, Agege.

    He alleged that the defendant and two others still at large conspired to steal the milk, belonging to Joke Essential Store.

    According to him, the defendant and his accomplices scaled the fence to enter the company’s premises at night.

    He alleged that the defendant and others destroyed the key to a pick-up van and carted away cartons of Peak and Three Crowns milk.

    He said the security guard, who sighted the defendant, alerted the police.

    Nomayo said the defendant was arrested but others escaped.

    Abu pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate Ojo granted him N100,000 bail, with two sureties in the like sum.

    Mrs Ojo said the sureties must be employed and show evidence of two years tax payment.

    The case continues on September 20.

  • Council chief arrests cart pusher, street traders

    Council chief arrests cart pusher, street traders

    Iru-Victoria Island Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Chairman Princess Rasheedat Adu has arrested a cart pusher around Idowu Martins Street on Victoria Island.

    She also arrested some street traders  for displaying their goods on the road.

    The cart pusher begged for his release, describing himself as a scavenger.

    The traders pleaded for leniency,  promising to stop  displaying their wares on the road.

    The council boss encountered the cart pusher and traders when she went  out to clear canals at Ajose Adeogun and Musa Yar’Adua  off Kofo Abayomi.

    She instructed her sanitation officers to issue abatement notices to a horticulturist and owners of abandoned buildings

    The flowers were not properly kept and appeared to have disfigured the beauty of the road.

    Some hoodlums have turned the abandoned buildings to their hideouts, bathing and dropping  faeces in the canal on Musa Yar’Adua Street.

    Adu appealed to owners of abandoned buildings to ensure that they did not become hoodlums’ den.

    She warned those dumping refuse inside the drains to desist or be prosecuted.

    “This area is inhabited by elite. It is populated by corporate bodies. It is the commercial area of our council and seeing this kind of attitude is nauseating.  If those canals and drains are not cleared of refuse, it would become flooded during rainy season. We must change our attitude to public infrastructure; our taxes are being used to build and maintain them. If we do not take ownership of those infrastructure, it will affect  the developmental changes we so much desire,” she said.

    At the canal on Ajose-Adeogun Street, the council chief stood on the hyacinth to clear refuse, urging her officials to join her.

    “It is our duty to ensure a cleaner environment; that will give us a safer community devoid of epidemic. If we don’t do it, we will spend funds meant for other projects to treat sick people,” she said.

  • Cart pusher charged with stabbing colleague over N500

    A 28-year-old cart pusher, Jegede Adetayo, was brought before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday in Lagos for  allegedly stabbing a man with a broken bottle over N500.

    Jegede is facing a charge of assault occasioning harm.

    The  prosecutor, Sgt. Ihiehie Lucky had told the court that on March 3 the complainant, Idris Ibrahim, also a cart pusher, came to Ogudu Police Station to report the incident.

    Ihiehie said the complainant had invited Jegede on March 2 to follow him to carry some iron rods at Maryland but the accused refused in spite of the promise to give him N1,000.

    “In the process, a boy popularly known as Chelsea, decided to go with the complainant.

    “The complainant said when they came back,  he gave them N500 each and they all left.

    “The accused  woke up at about 9.30 p.m. to demand the balance of N500 and after much argument, he took a broken bottle and stabbed the complainant, ” he said.

    The accused, however, denied the charge.

     

    In her ruling, the Magistrate, Mrs O. Sule-Amzat, granted the accused bail in the sum of N40, 000 with two sureties who must be gainfully employed.

    she adjourned the case to March 27.