Student In Court For Theft Of Blackberry Phone

A Student, Jerry
Osaze, 25, recently appeared in an Upper Area Court in Gudu,Abuja, for allegedly being in possession of stolen Blackberry cell phone worth N27,000.
Osaze, who resides at Durumi, Area 1, Abuja, is charged with one count of being in possession of stolen item.
The prosecutor, ASP Malik Taiwo, told the court that on May 13, Ms Ngozi Kalu of Arab Road, Abuja, reported at the Durumi Police Station that someone broke into her house and stole some household items and a blackberry cell phone.
Taiwo said that during investigation, the police discovered that the suspect in the robbery, Zion Dansy, had sold  the cell phone to Osaze.
He said the offence contravened section 317 of the Penal Code.
If convicted, he is liable to  imprisonment for a term which might extend to 14 years or with fine.
He pleaded not guilty.
The presiding judge, Malam Umar Kagarko, admitted the accused to bail for N50,000 with a reliable surety.
He ordered that the surety must be a responsible Nigerian who must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and adjourned the case until June 19 for hearing.