A Yaba Magistrate’s Court in Lagos has arraigned two men, Obinna Okeke and Adekola Olushola for allegedly stealing and dismantling a truck worth N9.5 million.
The defendants were arraigned on four counts of conspiracy, stealing, and possession of dismantled parts.
The police prosecutor, Cyril Ajifor, told the court that the accused committed the crime on April 20 at FESTAC Town, Lagos State.
The charges read in part, “That you, Obinna Okeke, Adekola Olushola, and others still at large, on or before August 20 at FESTAC Town area Lagos in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony, to wit; stealing/ dismantling of Mack truck with registration number XW 763 MUS, thereby committing an offense contrary to and punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Chief Magistrate, Linda Balogun, granted them bail in the sum of N2m each with two responsible sureties each in like sum.
The case was thereafter adjourned until December 16, 2022, for mention.
