A teenager, Mary Ogah, was yesterday arraigned before an
Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing gold jewelry valued at
N5 million.
This came as the police also charged a 27-year-old man,
Okechukwu Okafor, before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly
stealing from one Mr. Ugochukwu Ojukwu three printing machines, four registered
vehicles, 42 pieces of bicycles, one refrigerator and one motor cycle, with a
total valued of N4.1 million.
Ogah was accused by the police to have committed the alleged offense at Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja area of Lagos. The accused was arraigned
on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. However, when the charge was
read to the accused before Magistrate Abimbola Komolafe, she pleaded not
guilty.
Magistrate Komolafe granted the accused bail in the sum of
N100,000 with a blood-related surety that must show evidence of tax and
verifiable address. The matter was adjourned to April 30.
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