The Police on Tuesday arraigned a 20-year-old woman, Toyin Adegoke, before
an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court charged with theft of a cell phone.
The defendant, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a charge of theft.
The prosecutor, Insp Oriyomi Akinwale told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Aug. 24 at Okesa Area of Ado-Ekiti.
He alleged that the defendant stole one Techno Spark-2 handset valued at N34,000 belonging to one Deji Akosile.
He said the offence contravened section 390 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The prosecutor asked the court for an adjournment to enable him to study the
case file and present his witnesses.
Adegoke, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against her.
Her counsel, Mr Emmanuel Sumonu, urged the court to grant her bail, with a
promise that she would not jump bail.
The Magistrate, Mrs Kehinde Awosika, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
Awosika said the surety must be a relative of the defendant.
She adjourned the case until Nov. 20 for hearing.
