Court remands two over alleged theft at OAU staff quarters
Two men, Moses John and Emmanuel Daniel, were on Wednesday remanded at the correctional centre, for allegedly breaking into Obafemi Awolowo University staff quarters and stealing property worth N1.491 million.
The defendants, John, 26 and Daniel, 24, are facing trial before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court, Osun State, on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, breach of peace, unlawful entering and stealing.
They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, Inspector Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court that the defendants committed the offences at OAU staff quarters, Ile-Ife, on June 27, at 1.00 a.m and August 16, at 8.00 p.m respectively.
Mr Osanyintuyi said that the defendants allegedly conspired among themselves and committed the offences.
He stated that the defendants conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause breach of public peace by unlawfully breaking into the OAU staff quarters.
According to him, the suspects broke into the dwelling house of one Omobola Gambo and stole Oppo phone; One plus Nord phone; Tecno phone; Lenovo tab and Samsung Galaxy A5, all valued at N1.491 million.
The prosecutor said that the defendants also stole N170,000 cash and an undisclosed amount of foreign notes and coins with other valuables, belonging to Mr Gambo.
Mr Osanyintuyi said that the offences contravened Sections 249(d) 383, 390(9), 411,412 and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2002.
Magistrate Abosede Sarumi, therefore, ordered their remand at the Ile-Ife Correctional Centre, pending the consideration of their bail.
The case was adjourned until January 7, 2025 for mention.
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