Two men, Isah Ali and Kashalla Hassan, were Wednesday arraigned at a Lagos State Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikeja, for allegedly stealing two cartons of brand new phones at Computer Village in Ikeja.
Ali, 36, Hassan, 35, and others now at large, were accused of committing the offence at about 5am, on October 10, 2015, at No. 4, Otigba Street, Ikeja.
The court was told that the suspects conspired with each other and stole the phones, valued at N4.2million, property of one Mr. Duru Remy.
The Prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Samson Ekikere, informed the court that the offence is contrary to and punishable under Section 285 (7) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2011.
The accused, who were read the charges in Pidgin English, pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Y. O. Aje-Afunwa, granted the suspects N500, 000 bail each and two sureties in the like sum. She adjourned the matter till November 25 for trial.
