Police Arraign Labourer, 30, For Theft

The Lagos State, Police
Command on Thursday, dragged a 30-year-old labourer, Aminu Abdulrahman, to a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court on charges of theft.
Abdulrahman is in court for the theft of goods worth over N70, 000.
The prosecutor, SP Austin Orji, told the court that the accused, who lives at Flower Garden, Ajiwe, Aja, committed the offence on January 27 at about 10.30 a.m., at Lekki Garden Estate, Ajah.
He said that the accused had earlier been caught on January 25 for stealing iron rods worth N60,000.
Orji, however, said that luck ran out on the accused when his gate-pass into the estate bearing his full name fell while he was trying to escape.
He said the security post of the estate brought the gate-pass to the police, who then went out to search for him.
The prosecutor said that Abdulrahman, however, went back to the estate and was apprehended by security personnel.
Orji said that the offence contravened Section 285(5) b of the Criminal Law of Lagos state 2011.
Abdulrahman pleaded not guilty to the charge of theft before him.
The Magistrate, Mrs S.K. Matepo, granted the accused bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till March 5.