Lagos: Man In Trouble For Stealing Richman’s Cigarette Worth N2million
The Police, on Thursday, arraigned a 23-year-old Abraham Ali, for allegedly stealing 1,000 carton of Richman’s cigarette valued at N2million.
Ali was brought before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court on three counts of stealing, threat to life and conspiracy.
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He, however, pleaded not guilty.
The police prosecutor, Insp Jimah Iseghede, had told the court that the defendant had committed the offences sometime in 2018 at 214 Idewu St., Olodi-Apapa.
Ali had stolen 1,000 cartons of Richman’s cigarette valued N2 million, belonging to Mr Emenike Okoronkwo, and had also threatened the life of the complainant, he alleged.
The offences, he noted, contravened Sections 168, 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
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The magistrate, Mrs O. Kusanu, granted bail to Ali in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties each in like sum, who must show a proof of evidence of tax payment to the state government.
She fixed the case for Nov. 20 for mention.
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