A 22-year-old man, Hammed Tijani, was on Thursday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court over alleged shop breaking and stealing.
Tijani, whose address was not given, is facing a two-count of shop breaking and stealing.
The prosecutor, Insp. Sodiq Adeniyi told the court that the defendant committed the offense on Nov.4, 2022, at about 12:00 a.m., opposite the Immigration office, Odo- Ado in Ado-Ekiti.
Adeniyi alleged that the defendant broke and entered into one Aluminum shop of Ajibola Bamikole.
He said the defendant stole aluminum rods, rubbers, keys, glasses, a glass cutter, and other aluminum accessories worth N1.2 million belonging to the complainant.
According to him, the offenses contravened Sections 324 and 302(1) (a) of the Criminal Laws of Ekiti State, 2021.
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The prosecutor asked the court for an adjournment to enable him to study the case file and present his witnesses.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him.
Counsel to the defendant, Mrs. Adunni Olanipekun, urged the court to grant the defendant bail, with a promise that he would not jump bail.
The Magistrate, Dolapo Babalogbon, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case until April 12 for a hearing.
