A 38-year-old man, Ifayin Usman, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, for allegedly stealing two bags of cement.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Johnson Okunade, told the court on Monday that the defendant committed the offence on November 12, 2020, at NTA Road, Off Ilawe Road, Ado-Ekiti.
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The defendant was arraigned under Section 390(d) of the Criminal Code, Cap. C16, Vol. 1, Laws of Ekiti State of Nigeria, 2012 and Section 414 of the Criminal Code, Cap. C16, Vol. 1, Laws of Ekiti State of Nigeria, 2012.
Okunde asked the court to grant him a short adjournment to put his house in order, saying he would call three witnesses in the case.
Counsel to the defendant, Emmanuel Folayan, asked the court to grant his client bail in liberal terms, promising that he would not jump bail.
Folayan added that the defendant had no previous criminal records and he requested that he be given the right to prepare his case.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Olanike Adegoke, granted N50,000 bail to the defendant with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case to November 25, 2020, for hearing.
