{"id":111818,"date":"2024-02-28T20:39:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T19:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/police-arraign-man-for-allegedly-stealing-cell-phone"},"modified":"2024-02-28T23:01:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T22:01:25","slug":"police-arraign-man-for-allegedly-stealing-cell-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-arraign-man-for-allegedly-stealing-cell-phone","title":{"rendered":"Police arraign man for allegedly stealing cell phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The police on Wednesday, arraigned a 32-year-old man, Alaba Lamidi, in an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate\u2019s Court for alleged stealing of a cell phone.<\/p>\n<p>Lamidi, whose residential address was not given is standing trial on a charge of stealing.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Prosecutor, Insp Yomi Osuolale, had earlier informed the court that the defendant committed the offence sometime in December 2023 at about 12:00 pm at Atikankan Area in Ado-Ekiti.<\/p>\n<p>Osuolale said the defendant stole one Tecno POP 2 phone valued at N100,000 belonging to Garba Umar.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the offence contravened Section 302 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him to study the file and assemble his witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Counsel to the defendant, Mrs Adunni Olanipekun, urged the court to grant the defendant bail, with a promise that he would not jump bail.<\/p>\n<p>The Magistrate, Mrs Olubunmi Bamidele, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N20,000 with one surety in like sum.<\/p>\n<p>She adjourned the case until March 21 for hearing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The police on Wednesday, arraigned a 32-year-old man, Alaba Lamidi, in an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate\u2019s Court for alleged stealing of a cell phone. Lamidi, whose residential address was not given is standing trial on a charge of stealing. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him. 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