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  • Man in court for allegedly stealing 33 cartons of beer

    A 25-year-old man, Peter Odeh, on Thursday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly breaking into his employer’s warehouse and stealing 33 cartons of beer worth N100, 000.

    Odeh is facing a two-count charge of breaking and entry and stealing.

    The Prosecutor, Insp. Lucky Ihiehie, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Sept. 8 at 12:45 a.m. at No. 39, Alhaji Amoo St. in Ojota, near Lagos.

    Ihiegie said that Odeh unlawfully entered the warehouse of his employer, Mr Ifeanyichukwu Chime, with intent to commit felony.

    “After entering the warehouse, the defendant stole 33 cartons of trophy beer, valued at N100, 000 from his employer who deals in sale of drinks.”

    The prosecutor said that the offences were punishable under Section 287(7) and Section 310(1) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

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    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 287(7) stipulates a seven-year jail term for offenders while Section 310 stipulates three years imprisonment for offenders.

    The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    The Magistrate, Mrs Ejiro Kubeinje, granted the defendant bail in the sum on N50, 000 and two sureties in like sum.

    The case was adjourned until Oct. 8 for mention.

     

    (NAN)

  • Pump Action gun found on me was collateral for loan, says suspect

    A suspected drug baron identified as James Ameh (54), who was arrested by the Kogi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has claimed that the Pump Action gun found on him served as collateral from a friend who he still owes him N80,000.

    The suspect who was arrested in the early hours of Thursday, was found in possession of a loaded Pump Action gun.

    About 40 personnel of the NDLEA along side officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) left from Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, to effect the arrest of Amen, who had been on the wanted list of the command for several months.

    It was gathered that the suspect who was arrested in Igolijo, Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area, allegedly has 10 hectares of land where he cultivated cannabis sativa (Indian Hemp).

    Ameh who was arrested alongside six other suspects, namely: Usman Bello, Eze Stanley, Innocent Ameh, Samuel Idoko, Ojima Ojo and Ekene Ukwueze told journalists that he got the Pump Action gun from his friend who he still owes N80,000.

    The suspect who is also a  native doctor denied ownership of the gun, saying that it served as collateral towards recovering his money.

    According to him: “I am not the real owner of this Pump Action gun. It belongs to a friend who is owing me N80,000. I needed my money back urgently to do something with it. I am sorry; I never knew that having this in my house would put me into trouble. As for the issue of dealing on drugs and having hectares of land for cannabis, it is also not true”.

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    Speaking with newsmen shortly after the arrest the head of the Kogi State Command of the NDLEA, Alhaji Idris Bello, said that the arrest of the suspect and his accomplices, was through information gathered by officers of the command.

    He warned that anyone that is caught engaging in illegal drug business will be made to face the full wrath of the law, adding that the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded, and the items recovered from them, including the Pump Action gun and seven live cartridges will be confiscated.