The police in Ekiti State have charged an 18-year-old man, Abubakar Monsuru, with theft of water meters before an Ado-Ekiti magistrates’ court.
The prosecutor, Inspector Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant on June 30, 2024, in Ado-Ekiti, stole four water supply meters valued at N800,000, property of the Ekiti State Water Corporation.
He asked the court for a short adjournment to enable him to study the case file and present his witnesses.
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Counsel to the defendant, Mr Omojola Mayowa, urged the court to grant his client bail.
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The Magistrate, Mrs Taiwo Ajibade, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000 and adjourned the case to July 17.
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