Scavenger arrested for stealing 10 turkeys

A 20-year-old scavenger, Haruna Usman, was arraigned in the Zuba Magistrates’ Court in Abuja for allegedly stealing 10 turkeys worth N530,000.
The police charged Usman, who lives in the Dutse Alhaji area of Abuja, with theft.
The prosecution counsel, Chinedu Ogada, told the court that the complainant, Comfort Musa of Dei-Dei Police Barrack Abuja, reported the matter at the Zuba Police Station on May 18.
Mr Ogada said the complainant claimed that between April and May 2024, the defendant stole her 10 turkeys worth N 530,000.
The prosecutor said that during the police investigation, two turkey birds were recovered fromAwaisu Mato of Dei-Dei, who confessed that he bought them from Rabiu Musa.
He told the court that Musa also made a confessional statement that the defendant sold the two birds to him.
Mr Ogada said the defendant could not give a satisfactory account of his actions, and the offence contravened sections 288 of the Penal Code.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Mr Ogada prayed the court to grant him a date to open his case against the defendant.
Magistrate Abdulazeez Mohammed admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N500,000 with one surety in like sum.
Mr Mohammed ordered that the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and produce reliable means of identification.
He adjourned the matter until June 25 for a hearing.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette

Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

States
ISWAP orders residents to leave Borno communities or be killed
According to the fleeing resident, the terrorists called the locals together on Thursday morning and gave them a warning.

World
Funding for humanitarian aid in Syria reducing amid escalating demands: UN Relief Chief
“Over the past three years, we have seen a steady reduction in funding for the Humanitarian Response Plan from 55 per cent funded in 2021 to only 39 per cent in 2023,’’

States
Ibadan: Court remands husband for killing 24-year-old wife
The prosecutor said the defendant caused the death of his wife by hitting her with his fist on the chest.

Agriculture
Ogun govt reaffirms support to farmers for improved economy, urges youths to engage in agriculture
The commissioner said that over 30,000 farmers had benefitted from various interventions by the state government to ensure food sufficiency and security.

States
Jos DisCo spent N7.29 billion on procurement of prepaid meters: MD
Abdu-Bello Mohammed, the managing director of the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC), says the company procured prepaid meters at N7

States
25-year-old man beats woman to death in Osun
Magistrate Kikelomo Adebayo did not take Mr Adebisi’s plea on grounds that his court lacked the jurisdiction to hear the case.