{"id":77572,"date":"2022-12-07T19:16:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/3-men-docked-for-stealing-goats-in-ekiti"},"modified":"2022-12-07T19:16:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:16:49","slug":"3-men-docked-for-stealing-goats-in-ekiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/3-men-docked-for-stealing-goats-in-ekiti","title":{"rendered":"3 men docked for \u2018stealing\u2019 goats in Ekiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Three men were on Wednesday docked in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates\u2019 court for allegedly stealing a she-goat, according to NAN.<\/p>\n<p>The police charged Bamisaye Felix, 34, Adebayo Wasiu, 35 and Kolawole Sunday, 42 with theft and possession of a stolen goat.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecution Counsel Inspector Bamikole Olasunkanmi told the court that the defendants committed the offence on December 4 at 4 am in Iye-Ekiti.<\/p>\n<p>He alleged that the defendants stole one she-goat worth N35,000 belonging to Oyeyemi Funmilayo.<\/p>\n<p>Olasunkanmi alleged that the defendants had in their possession five other goats and one sheep suspected to have been stolen.<\/p>\n<p>The offence, he said, contravenes the provisions of sections 302(1) (a) and 345 of the Criminal Laws of Ekiti State 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor asked the court for an adjournment to enable him to study the case file and present his witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge while their counsel, Mrs Aduni Olanipekun, prayed the court to grant her clients bail.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Magistrate Saka Afunso granted bail to the defendants in the sum of N50,000 with one surety each in like sum and adjourned the case until January 9, 2023, 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. Three men were on Wednesday docked in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates\u2019 court for allegedly stealing a she-goat, according to NAN. The police charged Bamisaye Felix, 34, Adebayo Wasiu, 35 and Kolawole Sunday, 42 with theft and possession of a stolen goat. 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