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  • Trader docked for allegedly receiving stolen property

    The Police on Friday arraigned one Mohammed Antar in a Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly being in possession of a stolen property.

    Antar, a trader in Suleja, Niger, is facing a one-count charge of receiving a stolen property.

    The prosecutor, Gambo Musa, told the court that one Dominic Felix, of Wuse 2, Abuja, reported the matter at Wuse Police Station on Nov. 3.

    He said that on the same date, some unknown men entered into the complainant’s shop at Micro Trend, Wuse 2, Abuja.

    He said that the men forcefully collected N330,000, an i-phone and also collected  employees’ phones.
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    The prosecutor added that the phones collected were valued at N180,000, and during investigation, the i-phone was tracked and recovered from the defendant.

    He said that the defendant claimed that he bought the phone from one Chukwuemeka Ikenna in Suleja, who is now at large.

    The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 316 of the Penal Code.

    However, the defendant pleaded not guilty and the prosecutor prayed the court to grant him a date to reopen the case.

    Magistrate Munirat Tanko granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000 and a surety in like sum.

    She ordered that the surety must reside within the jurisdiction of the court and adjourned the matter till Dec. 8, for hearing.

  • Three docked over alleged assault in Ogun

    Three docked over alleged assault in Ogun

    Three men were on Thursday arraigned in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun, for allegedly assaulting one Bankole Semiu.

    They are Saheed Ajimokokan, 39; Abiodun Oyede, 38; and Sunday Adebayo, 31; all of no fixed address.

    The prosecutor, Cpl. Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court that the accused persons and others still at large were arraigned on a two-count charge of assault and conspiracy.

    Mustapha said the accused persons committed the offences on April 22 at about 5:00 p.m. at Oruke Area, Ijegemo, Ota.

    The prosecutor said the accused persons and their accomplices conspired among themselves to assault Semiu by inflicting a deep cut on his head with a cutlass.

    He said that the offences contravened Sections 80, 355 and 516 of the Criminal Code Vol.1, Laws of Ogun, 2006.

    The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.I. Adelaja , granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N500,000 each with two sureties in like sum.
    Adelaja said that the sureties must be resident within the court’s jurisdiction and should be gainfully employed.

    She also ordered that the sureties swear to an affidavit of means and produce evidence of one year tax payment to the Ogun Government.

    In addition, the magistrate said that the sureties should submit four recent passport photographs to the court while their addresses should be verified by the police.

    Adelaja adjourned the case till June 16 for hearing.