By Adeyemi David
The police on Friday arraigned a 32-year-old man, Faseun Ojo, before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a mobile phone valued at N170,000.
Ojo, who has no fixed address, is facing a one-count charge of stealing. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, Insp. Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence on February 9 at about 6:00 a.m. in Ikogosi-Ekiti.
Apata alleged that Ojo stole one Techno Spark 10 phone valued at N170,000, belonging to one David Olamide. He said the offence contravened Section 302(1)(a) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
The prosecutor urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him study the case file and assemble his witnesses.
Counsel to the defendant, Mrs Blessing Falaye, appealed to the court to grant her client bail, assuring that he would not abscond.
In her ruling, the Magistrate, Mrs Olubunmi Bamidele, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
The case was adjourned until March 18 for hearing.
