A Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded a 20-year-old man, Isiaka Ibrahim, for attempting to burgle a provision store.
The Magistrate, Mr T. A Anjorin-Ajose, remanded the defendant at Ikoyi Prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted burglary.
The Prosecutor, ASP Fidelis Dike, said that the defendant committed the offence about 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 9 at Sell and Pump Area, Ajah, Lagos.
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He said that the accused attempted to burgle a provision store belonging to one Mrs Ayomide Temilola.
“The defendant, in his attempt to burgle the provision store in the middle of the night, was caught in the act by neighbours who heard noise coming from the ceiling of the store,” Fidelis said.
The offence contravened Section 21 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The magistrate adjourned the case until March 6 for facts and sentence.
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