Lagos –
The Police on Monday arraigned a student, Juliet Mathew, 22, in an Oshodi
Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing three phones, belonging to
her boyfriend, valued at N90,000.
Mathew,
who resides at No. 22, Pipeline St., Iyana-Odo in Igando, near Lagos, is being
tried for stealing.
The
Prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that Mathew committed the
offences on April 1 at No. 2, Ilare Close, Mafoluku, Oshodi.
Olatunde
said that the phones belonged to one Moses Ogundeyi.
“The
accused stole one blackberry Q5 valued at N25,000, a Samsung X3 worth N45,000,
a nokia valued at N5,000 and one Spetranet browsing valued at 15,000.’’
Olatunde
said the accused, who came to pass the night in Ogundeyi’s house, went away
with the items.
“The
accused came to sleep over in the complainant’s house and the following morning
when the complainant went to take his bath, the accused picked his phones and
ran away.
“She was
later arrested after a month of her disappearing with the phones.’’
He said
the accused confessed that she stole the items because she needed money
urgently and that her boyfriend refused to give her.
“The
accused admitted stealing those items, she claimed she sold all the items at
the computer village to one Chimezie for N25, 000,’’ the prosecutor added.
The
offence, Olatunde said, contravened Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos
State, 2011.
Section
285 prescribes a three-year jail term as penalty for offenders.
However,
the accused pleaded not guilty to the offence and was granted bail in the sum
of N50, 000 with one surety in like sum.
The
Magistrate, Mr Akeem Fashola, adjourned the case till June 9 for mention. (NAN)
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