Crime

44-year-old man docked for alleged shop breaking, theft

A 44-year-old man, Adamu Garuba, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged shop breaking and stealing. Garuba, whose address was not given, is facing a two-count charge of shop breaking and stealing. The prosecutor, Insp.…

Labourer jailed nine months for stealing N47,000

A Grade I Area Court, Dei-Dei, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced a  23-year-old labourer, Mathew Yakubu to nine months imprisonment for stealing N47,000. Mathew, who lives in Kubwa pleaded guilty to house breaking and theft and begged for leniency. The Judge,…

Clerk in court for allegedly stealing employer’s N8.6m

A 37-year-old clerk, Feyishola Yusuf, on Tuesday appeared before a Surulere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing his employer’s N8.6 million. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing a four-court charge of conspiracy, fraud, stealing and falsification of…

Court remands 3 men for alleged armed robbery

An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday ordered the remand of three men at Abolongo Correctional facility for alleged armed robbery. The defendants: Aboh James, 32, Kabiru Akinade, 45, and Tijani Oseni, 37, whose addresses were not provided,…