A labourer, Nnadi Maxeal was on Thursday docked in a Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court Abuja, for allegedly trespassing into an uncompleted building and stealing CCTV cameras worth N375,000.
The police charged Maxeal, who lives in Idu-Brazil Abuja, with criminal trespass, mischief and theft.
The Prosecutor, Mrs Charity Nwachukwu, told the court that on Sept. 30, the complainant, Mr Daniel Madubuike of No. 67 Berry Street, Mab Global Estate, Karasana, reported the case at the Karmo Police Station.
She said the defendant trespassed on the complainant’s uncompleted building located at Valigiton Premium City Idu, Abuja and pulled off two security poles where the complainant’s CCTV cameras were mounted and made away with the items.
Nwachukwu told the court that during police investigation, the defendant was tracked and arrested to his hideout at Okara village.
She told the court that the defendant made a confessional statement admitting to the crime but all efforts made to recover the said cameras, failed.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 348, 326 and 286 of the Penal Code.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Magistrate Musa Jobbo admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N500,000 with one surety in like sum.
Jobbo ordered that the surety must reside within the jurisdiction of the court.
The magistrate adjourned the case until Nov.18 for hearing.
