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  • Two charged with phone theft

    Two men, Temple Ozita, 22, and Abbey Jimoh, 19, yesterday appeared at a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a phone worth N75,000.

    They pleaded not guilty.

    Prosecuting Inspector Rukayat Ogundeji said the defendants committed the offence on May 13  at Tejuosho Ultra-modern Market, Phase 2, Surulere, Lagos.

    She alleged that the defendants conspired to steal a J7 Samsung phone, valued at N75, 000, under the guise of buying things from a shop.

    The prosecutor said the defendants were apprehended when the complainant, Adeola Yusuf,  discovered that his phone was missing and immediately informed the guards at the market, who found the phone on one of the defendants.

    Chief Magistrate T.O. Abayomi granted the defendants N50, 000 bail with two sureties each in the like sum.

    She said the sureties should be employed and show evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

    The case was adjourned till May 28.

  • Two charged with stealing rams

    Two unemployed men, Ogbonnaya Ogar, 35; and Samaila Yakubu, 31; yesterday appeared at an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court for alleged theft of two rams worth N160, 000.

    The accused pleaded not guilty.

    Prosecuting Inspector Ingobo Emby said the accused committed the offence on January 21, by 3am, at Onikan, Lagos.

    He alleged that the duo stole the rams belonging to the complainant, Maj. M. I. Muazu.

    “The rams were tied beside a bridge to graze and the accused went there to steal them,” Emby said.

    Magistrate O. O. Otitoju granted the accused N50, 000 bail each with two sureties each in the like sum.

    She said the sureties should live within the court’s jurisdiction and one of the sureties should be a relation of the accused.

    The case continues on February 18.

  • Two charged with robbing N10m truck

    Two unemployed men, Saheed Adeleke and Robert Matthew, who allegedly stole a truck valued at N10million, were yesterday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court.

    Adeleke, 40, and Matthew, 29, are standing trial before Mrs. A. A. Famobiwo on a two-count charge of conspiracy and robbery preferred against them by the police.

    Prosecuting Sergeant Cyriacus Osuji alleged that the defendants committed the offence about 8pm last November 15, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

    The men and accomplices, who are at large, were accused of conspiring and dispossessing a driver, Baba Danlami, of a DAF truck with number plate Bauchi KTG 155 YG.

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    The court heard that the truck, valued at N10million, belonged to the complainant, Madobi Petroleum Nigeria Ltd, in Azare, Bauchi State.

    Osuji said the offence contravened sections 290 and 297 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

    The defendants pleaded not guilty.

    Magistrate Famobiwo granted them N200,000 bail with two sureties each in the like sum, among other conditions.

    She adjourned till January 25.

  • Two charged with kidnapping siblings

    Two women, Bose Kola, 19, and Deborah Ekola, 25, yesterday appeared before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly conspiring to kidnap two siblings.

    Chief Magistrate A.O. Adedayo remanded the duo at the Kirikiri Prisons, pending advice by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

    Adedayo had rejected the bail application her by their counsel F.S. Oladele.

    “I refuse to exercise my discretion by granting the accused bail. I hereby remand them in prison pending an outcome of legal advice,” she said.

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    Prosecutor Chinalu Uwadione told the court that the accused committed the offence on November 26, at 2:30 pm, at Gbagada, Lagos.

    He alleged that Kola, who was a domestic servant with the Mutanas’, conspired to kidnap the children of her employers, aged six and three.

    Kola and Ekola demanded N2.5 million for the kids release after holding them captive for six days.

    “The duo were traced by the account number provided by Ekola, which was the account they asked that the ransom be paid in,” Uwadione alleged.

    The offences contravene sections 2(ii), 3 and 7 of the Kidnapping Prohibition Laws of Lagos State, 2017.

    The chief magistrate adjourned till January 15 pending DPP’s advice.

     

  • Two charged with armed robbery

    Two charged with armed robbery

    Two men have been accused of robbing a speedboat operator of cash and other items valued at N1.3 million in the Agura area of Ikorodu, Lagos.

    It was alleged that last November 24, Olawale Majeofodun (39) and Obapolo Benjamin (27) from Igbokoda in Ondo State, and three others accosted one Sunday Elebiju while he was standing near his speedboat at Agura.

    They threatened to kill him with guns and charms and ordered him to take them in his boat to an unknown destination. When they got there, he was robbed of N500,000 cash and a Samsung Galaxy Note 5 phone valued at N50,000.

    The men also removed the speedboat engine valued at N750,000 before escaping.

    They were arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), and arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu last Friday, on a two-count charge of conspiracy and robbery.

    Prosecuting Corporal Abosede Adegesin said the men committed the offence while armed with two locally made guns.

    The offences, she said, were punishable under Sections 409 and 295(2) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.

    Their pleas were not taken.

    Chief Magistrate O. O. Olatunji directed that the case file be sent to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). He ordered that the men be remanded in prison custody, pending the DPP’s advice.

    The case was adjourned till February 25.

     

  • Two charged with shaving woman’s hair

    Two charged with shaving woman’s hair

    Two persons, who allegedly beat a woman and forcefully shaved her hair with a razor blade, yesterday appeared before an Apapa Senior Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

    Ihuoma Ikechukwu, 27 and Angela Tony, 52, who live in Ajegunle, Lagos are standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and assault.

    Prosecuting police Inspector Friday Inedu told the court that the accused committed the offence last November 23, on 66, Mosafejo Street, Amukoko, Lagos.

    Inedu said the accused conspired with others at large and unlawfully assaulted Udoka Ashijuru by using a razor blade to forcefully cut her hair during a fight.

    He said the complainant had complained about her missing phone, worth N25, 000, which she kept in her shop.

    “The complainant said the accused entered her shop before the phone got missing, so she decided to confront them.

    “Ashijuru said immediately she confronted them, the accused just started assaulting her, to the extent that they used a razor blade to shave her hair,” Inedu said.

    According to him, the offence contravened Sections 172, 285 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.

    The accused pleaded not guilty.

    Senior Magistrate M.A. Etti granted the accused N50,000 bail each with two sureties each in the like sum.

    The magistrate adjourned further hearing till February 19.

     

    Two persons, who allegedly beat a woman and forcefully shaved her hair with a razor blade, yesterday appeared before an Apapa Senior Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

    Ihuoma Ikechukwu, 27 and Angela Tony, 52, who live in Ajegunle, Lagos are standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and assault.

    Prosecuting police Inspector Friday Inedu told the court that the accused committed the offence last November 23, on 66, Mosafejo Street, Amukoko, Lagos.

    Inedu said the accused conspired with others at large and unlawfully assaulted Udoka Ashijuru by using a razor blade to forcefully cut her hair during a fight.

    He said the complainant had complained about her missing phone, worth N25, 000, which she kept in her shop.

    “The complainant said the accused entered her shop before the phone got missing, so she decided to confront them.

    “Ashijuru said immediately she confronted them, the accused just started assaulting her, to the extent that they used a razor blade to shave her hair,” Inedu said.

    According to him, the offence contravened Sections 172, 285 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.

    The accused pleaded not guilty.

    Senior Magistrate M.A. Etti granted the accused N50,000 bail each with two sureties each in the like sum.

    The magistrate adjourned further hearing till February 19.