Car Dealer In Court For Theft

A car dealer, Titilayo
Adeyemi, charged with theft of a vehicle has been arraigned at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos,
Adeyemi was alleged to have stolen a Pathfinder jeep, valued at N2.3million.
The accused, who resides at No. 3, Titi Motor Park, Dalimo in Sango-Ota, Ogun, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and obtaining by false pretence.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Moses Uademevbo, told the court that the accused stole the vehicle from one Blessing Ndubueze at about 11.50 a.m. on September 28, 2013, at Tejuosho Quarter, Railway Compound, Lagos.
Uademevbo said that Ndubueze sent the vehicle to the accused from London for safe-keep, pending when its papers would be ready.
“The accused sold the vehicle without the permission of the owner and converted the money to his personal use.
“And when the complainant asked the accused for his vehicle, he threatened to beat him, saying that he will give him the money anytime it is ready,” he said.
He told the court that the offences contravened Sections 285,312 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.