A 38-year-old man, Offiong Edet, has been charged before the Ogba Magistrate’s Court sitting in the Ikeja region of Lagos State for allegedly stealing two tricycles worth N2.4m in the Agege area of the state.
The tricycles are claimed to belong to a guy, Jepter Chukwuma.
Offiong who was brought before Magistrate O.A Ogunjobi, on Wednesday, is facing two-count touching on theft presented against him by the police.
The police prosecutor, Lasaki Ridwan, informed the court that the defendant committed the act in the Agege region of Lagos State.
According to the prosecutor, the crime is punished under Sections 287 and 168(d) of the Criminal Code of Lagos State, 2015.
The charge sheet read, “That you Offiong Edet on November 28, 2022, and on February 2, 2023, at No. 117 Old Abeokuta Motor Road Agege, Lagos in the Ikeja Magisterial District did steal two tricycles with registration Numbers AKD 463 QL valued at N1.8m and LND 477 QK valued at N600, 000, all total valued at N2.4m, property of one Jepter Chukwuma ‘m’ and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
“That you, Offiong Edet, on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did conduct yourself in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by converting two tricycles valued at N2.4m property of one Jepter Chukwuma ‘m’ and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 168(d) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”
Magistrate Ogunjobi granted him bail in the amount of N100,000 with two responsible sureties in like sum.
The case was deferred to April 19 for mention.
