Police arraign three for breaking into bank, stealing laptops
Three men, Olufemi Faleti, 59, Ayoade Adewale, 41 and Idowu Yusuf, 41, were on Friday, brought before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly breaking into a bank and stealing laptops.
The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, were charged with conspiracy, housebreaking and stealing, to which they pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Insp Elisha Tellang, told the court that the defendants allegedly committed the offences on March 24 at 7:30 p.m., at First Bank, Asogo, Oyo.
He alleged that the defendants broke into the bank and stole two laptops worth N800,000.
Mr Tellang said the offences contravened sections 516, 413 and 390(9) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
The magistrate, Moyosore Atanda, granted the defendant N300,000 bail with two sureties each in like sum.
She adjourned the case until September 8 for a hearing.
(NAN)
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