Teenage girl docked for N5m jewelry theft

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, March 18th, 2015

A teenager, Mary Ogah, was yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing gold jewelry valued at N5 million.

This came as the police also charged a 27-year-old man, Okechukwu Okafor, before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing from one Mr. Ugochukwu Ojukwu three printing machines, four registered vehicles, 42 pieces of bicycles, one refrigerator and one motor cycle, with a total valued of N4.1 million.

Ogah was accused by the police to have committed the alleged offence at Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja area of Lagos. The accused was arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. However, when the charge was read to the accused before Magistrate Abimbola Komolafe, she pleaded not guilty.

Magistrate Komolafe granted the accused bail in the sum of N100,000 with a blood-related surety that must show evidence of tax and verifiable address. The matter was adjourned to April 30.

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