A 27-year-old man, Chibuzor Odion, on Thursday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court, charged with theft of a cell phone valued at N40,000.
Odion, whose address was not given, pleaded not guilty to the one-count of stealing.
The prosecutor, Insp Caleb Leranmo, told the court that the defendant and one other still at large committed the offence on December 20 at about 4.30p.m. at Shop 20, Fayose market, Ado-Ekiti.
He alleged that the Odion and his accomplice went to a phone shop on the pretext of buying a phone and surreptitiously stole one Spark phone valued at N40,000, the property of one Foluke Opaleye.
Leranmo said the offence contravened Section 390(9)Of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
He urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him to study the case file and present his witnesses.
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Mr Olorundare Oyedele, the counsel to the defendant, urged the court to grant his client bail and promised that Odion would not jump bail.
The Magistrate, Mrs Taiwo Ajibade, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N20,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Ajibade adjourned the case until January 29 for hearing.
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