21-year-old man faces charges for stealing N13,200 worth of palm oil in Kano

A 21-year-old man, Salim Kabiru was on Tuesday docked in a Sharia Court sitting in Kano for allegedly stealing six empty jerrycans of palm oil worth N13,200.

The defendant, who lives in Fanisau, Kano, is charged with theft.

The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Abdullahi Wada, told the court that the complainant, Saifillahi Tukur who resides in Galadima road, reported the matter at Fagge Police Station, Kano, on Nov. 28.

Wada alleged that the defendant entered the  complainant’s shop through the window and stole the empty yellow Jerrycans.

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, admitted the defendant to bail for N15,000 and adjourned the case until Dec. 21 for mention