Criminal offense
Security personnel imprisoned 8 months for taking 200 live fish
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54 minutes ago
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January 19, 2024
A Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a guard, Nweka Martins, to 8 months jail time for taking 200 live fish from his company’s pond.
Martins, who resides in Tungamaji in Abuja was charged with theft and mischief.
The Area Court judge, Saminu Suleiman nevertheless, offered Martins a choice of N100,000 fine.
The judge cautioned the found guilty to desist from devoting criminal offense after serving their penalty.
Previously, the Prosecution Counsel, Mrs Juliana Atinko informed the court that the found guilty dedicated the offense on Dec. 18
Atinko stated that the plaintiff, Nwufo paul of the exact same address reported the matter at the Zuba Police Station on Dec. 21.
Atinko stated on Dec. 18 the plaintiff found the found guilty criminally taken 200 pieces of fish from his pond, vandalised his cars and truck engine and transformer cable televisions.
She informed the court that the found guilty likewise gathered N35, 000 from the plaintiff’s consumer without his authorization.
The district attorney included that throughout cops examination and interrogation the found guilty made a confessional declaration.
Atinko stated the offense contravenes the arrangements of areas 287 and 327 of the Penal Code.
Criminal activity
Enthusiasts docked for supposedly taking N500,000
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58 minutes ago
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January 19, 2024
2 fans, Yahaya Basiru and Hafsat Muhammad were on Friday docked in an Upper Area Court Gwagwalada, FCT for apparently taking a buddy’s N500,000.
The cops charged Basiru, 22, and Muhammad, 22, both homeowners of Ungwa-Dodo, Gwagwalada, Abuja with criminal conspiracy and theft.
The Prosecution Counsel, Abdullahi Tanko informed the court that the plaintiff, Mr Nasiru Bala of very same address reported the matter at the Police Station on Jan. 8.
Tanko stated that on Jan. 6 the very first offender, Basiru gathered the plaintiff’s home type in order to invest a long time in his home with his sweetheart, Muhammad which the complainant obliged him.
He stated that the offenders after hanging around in your house retuned the crucial to the plaintiff.
Tanko stated that the plaintiff later on found that the offenders took his N500,000.
The accuseds, nevertheless, pleaded innocent to the charges.
The district attorney stated that the offense contravened the arrangements of Sections 96 and 286 of the Penal code.
The Defence Counsel, S.H. Yahaya in an oral bail application hoped the court to give his customers bail in the majority of liberal terms mentioning Section 35 and 36 (5) of the 1999 constitution as modified.
The Judge, Malam Abdullahi Abdulkarim, confessed the offenders to bail in the amount of N200, 000 each with one sensible surety each in like amount.
Abdulkarim purchased that the sureties need to live within the jurisdiction of the court and need to provide their legitimate methods of recognition.
He adjourned the case till Feb. 19 for hearing.
Criminal activity
2 out of work males in court for supposed break-in, taking
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1 hour ago
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January 19, 2024
2 out of work males who supposedly burgled a house, hauling away belongings worth N285,000, were on Friday arraigned in Lagos.
The accuseds, Olarewaju Opaleye, 22, and Segun Samuel, 20, both locals of No. 3 Giwa St., Fagba, Lagos, were charged with conspiracy, theft and stealing.
They, nevertheless, pleaded innocent to the charges, before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court where the case showed up.
The district attorney, ASP Raji Akeem, informed the court that the offenses were dedicated on Dec. 28, 2023, at 1, Old Akute Road, Iju Ishaga, Lagos.
Akeem declared that the accuseds burgled the house of one Mrs Dupe Oyebayo and took N150, 000 money, and gas cylinder valued N20, 000.
He stated that the offenders likewise took 2 wrist watches, valued N30, 000, and kids items valued N85, 000, all amounting to N285, 000.
The district attorney likewise declared that a person of the neighbours spotted the accuseds when they were leaving the substance.
The offenses, according to the district attorney, contravene Sections 287, 310 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, gave the accuseds bail in the amount of N100, 000 each, with 2 sureties in like amount.
Osunsanmi adjourned the case up until Feb. 22, for reference.