Scavenger arraigned for stealing from police

BY ONOZURE DANIA
Lagos — Eighteen-year-old scavenger, Ismaila Mohammed, was Wednesday, arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate's Court sitting in Ikeja, for allegedly stealing a vehicle filter can, belonging to the Nigeria Police Force.

The defendant, who resides at Gidan-Kwali, in Ojota area of Lagos, is facing a count charge of stealing preferred against him by the police.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Iranus Nnamonu, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged crime on June 25, 2013, at about 1pm, at Ikeja police station.

He said the defendant stole 150 pieces of vehicle filter cans which is valued at N150,000, property of the Nigeria Police Force.

The prosecutor said the stolen filter cans belonged to the Anti Bomb Squad Command, Ikeja.

However when the charge was read to the defendant, he pleaded not guilty and Magistrate Abimbola Komolafe granted him bail in the sum of N50,000, with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case to August  8, 2013.