The police on Wednesday, arraigned a 32-year-old man, Alaba Lamidi, in an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court for alleged stealing of a cell phone.
Lamidi, whose residential address was not given is standing trial on a charge of stealing.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him.
The Police Prosecutor, Insp Yomi Osuolale, had earlier informed the court that the defendant committed the offence sometime in December 2023 at about 12:00 pm at Atikankan Area in Ado-Ekiti.
Osuolale said the defendant stole one Tecno POP 2 phone valued at N100,000 belonging to Garba Umar.
He said that the offence contravened Section 302 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
He urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him to study the file and assemble his witnesses.
Counsel to the defendant, Mrs Adunni Olanipekun, urged the court to grant the defendant bail, with a promise that he would not jump bail.
The Magistrate, Mrs Olubunmi Bamidele, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N20,000 with one surety in like sum.
She adjourned the case until March 21 for hearing.