Lagos Man In Court For Stealing Dry Gin

A 26-year-old man, Olasunkanmi Showande, on Wednesday appeared before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, for allegedly stealing cartons of Chelsea dry gin, action bitters, captain Jack, worth N3.2 million.

The police charged Showande with conspiracy and theft, under Sections 411 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. The accused however pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The Prosecution counsel, Assistant Superintendent of Police Benson Emuerhi, told the court that Showande and other persons, at large committed the offense between May and October 4, 2020, at 1.30 pm., in the Ijaiye Ojokoro area of Lagos.

Emuerhi said that the defendant stole cartons of Chelsea London Dry Gin, action bitters, sachets of captain Jack, valued at N3.2 million, belonging to one Mrs. Odunola Arowolo. Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 stipulates a seven-year jail term for the offense. Chief Magistrate J.A. Adegun admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N100,000, with two sureties in like sum.

The case was adjourned until March 25, 2021, for further hearing.

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Meanwhile, in Kaduna, A 45-year-old farmer, Ahmed Salisu, on Wednesday appeared in a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court, for an alleged N1.5m land scam.

The police charged Salisu, who resides in Kawo, Kaduna State with criminal breach of trust and cheating. The prosecution counsel, Inspector Chidi Leo, told the court that the complainant, Yusuf Farouq, wrote a petition to the State Police Divisional Headquarters on February 11, 2021.

He alleged that in September 2019, the complainant gave the defendant N1 million for a landed property, located in Rigasa layout, Kaduna.

The prosecution said that the complainant later gave the defendant the balance of N500,000 because he claimed to be the owner of the said property. Leo added that the complainant later discovered that the land belonged to someone else.

He said the offense contravened the provisions of sections 297 and 307 of the Kaduna State Penal Law. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum who must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and must own landed properties.

The matter was adjourned until March 24, 2021, for hearing.