Five persons have been arraigned by the police before an Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court, Ado Ekiti District, for alleged stealing and receiving of stolen goods.
While four persons – Kabiru Dankuare, 40; Aina Abiodun, 32; Ademola Adekunle, 35; and Muhammed Saliu, 35, were arraigned for stealing electrical cables, property of the Ekiti State Government, 41 years old Tasiu Mohammed was in court for allegedly receiving stolen electrical cables and other items worth N7.5m.
When the matter of Mohammed came up in court on Tuesday, the prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, alleged that “the defendant on March 11, 2025 at about 3p.m at the Ise-Ekiti Magisterial District did receive stolen electrical wires.”
Oriyomi listed stolen items received by the defendant to include two Infinix phones, one Tecno keypad phone, two digital computers, one schoolbag containing torchlight, one screw driver and one 100D light valued N7.5m, property of Babatunde Olawale, Ajibade Ola and Oloye Timothy.
The prosecutor said, “The offence committed is punishable under Section 343(1) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State 2021.”
The counsel for the defendant, Idowu Ayenimo, urged the court to grant his client bail, saying he would not jump bail.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Abayomi Adeosun, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N250,000 with two sureties each in like sum, a house owner.
The chief magistrate adjourned the case till March 27 for hearing.
And in the matter of the four defendants, the prosecutor, Oriyomi, told the court that the defendants and others at large on January 16 at about 8a.m at Odo-Ayedun-Ekiti in Ikole Ekiti Magisterial District, did steal electrical cable, property of Ekiti State Government.”
The prosecutor said, “The defendants committed an offence punishable under Section 421, 302(1)(a) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State 2021.”
The counsel for the defendants, Gbenga Ariyibi, urged the court to admit his clients to bail, saying they would provide credible sureties and as well not jump bail.
The Chief Magistrate, Adeosun, granted bail to each of the defendants in the sum of N50,000 with one surety each.
Adeosun adjourned the case till April 21 for a hearing.
