32-Year-Old Unemployed Charged With N180,000 Theft

A 32-year-old unemployed man, Emeka
Ezeakonaobi, on Monday appeared before
an Ojo Magistrates' Court in Lagos, over
alleged N180,000 theft and assault.

The accused, who has no fixed address, was arraigned on a three-count charge.
The Prosecutor, ASP Godwin Eze, told the
court that the accused committed the offences
on May 15, at the Alaba Rago Market, Okomaiko in Lagos.
"The accused, and others now at large, within the
market, stole N45, 000, a BlackBerry and a
Nokia phone, worth N135,000, all totaling
N180,000.
He said that the items belonged to Mr Eze Oba.
"The accused, after stealing from the
complainant, also assaulted him by breaking a
bottle on his forehead, causing him to sustain an
injury,'' he said.
He said that the offences contravened Sections
171, 285 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos
State, 2011.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.
The Magistrate, Mr Taslimi Shomade, granted
him bail in the sum of N200,000 with two
sureties in like sum, and adjourned the case till
June 24 for mention.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
Section 285 provides that any person who steals
any property is guilty of a felony, and liable, if no
other punishment is provided, to imprisonment
for three years.