Two men, Wajere Abdulrahmon and Suleiman Sanusi, were on Tuesday brought before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing and receiving stolen items worth N585,000.
Abdulrahmon, 22, and Sanusi, 25, who were of no fixed address, are facing two-count charge of stealing and receiving stolen items.
The prosecutor, Insp Olasunkanmi Bamikole, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on Aug. 28 at 5.30 a.m. at Kajola Area in Ado-Ekiti.
He said that the first defendant, Abdulrahmon, stole one Somerest pumping machine valued at N480,000 and 10 pieces of 12mm Iron rod valued at N105,000.
Bamikole said that on Aug. 29, at Atikankan Area in Ado-Ekiti, the second defendant received the stolen pumping machine from the first defendant.
He said that the total value of all the stolen items was N585,000 which belonged to the complainant, one Mr Idowu Shittu.
According to him, the offences contravene Sections 302 and 343 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
The prosecutor urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him study the case file and assemble his witnesses.
Counsel to the defendants, Mr Opeyemi Esan, urged the court to grant the defendants bail, adding that they would not jump bail.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Saka Afunso, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N50,000 each with one surety each in like sum.
He adjourned the case until Oct. 3 for hearing. (NAN
