Man docked over alleged stealing of 2 cell phones in church

THE police on Tuesday arraigned a 25-year-old man, Yemi Oyedele, in an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court, Ondo State, over the alleged theft of two cell phones worth N17,500 in a church.

The accused of no fixed address and occupation is standing trial on a two-count charge of felony and stealing.

The prosecutor, Insp. Zedekiah Orogbemi told the court that the accused and one other still at large, on May 23 around 10.00 p.m., unlawfully entered into a Catholic Church in Okitipupa and stole the phones.

He said that the accused stole an Itel VX2 camera cell phone, valued at N9,000, and a Tecno camera cell phone, valued at N8,500, the property of one Alfred James.

The prosecutor said that the offences contravened the provisions of Sections 412 and 390(9) of Criminal Code, Cap.37, Vol.1, Laws of Ondo State, 2006.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.

The Magistrate, Mr Banji Ayeomoni, granted the accused bail in the sum of N15,000 with a surety in like sum and adjourned the case until July 18 for further hearing.