Police arraign two men for alleged theft of vehicles The Police in Osun on Thursday, arraigned two men, Wasiu Isola, 57 and Ganiyu Ahmed, 51 before an Osogbo Magistrates Court for alleged theft of vehicles. The accused were arraigned on a two-count charge of theft and conspiracy. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Duro Adekunle told the court that the accused conspired with others at large to commit the offence. He added that they committed the offence on July 14 at No. 11 Ayedun Aiyetoro Street in Odi Olowo area of Osogbo. ``The accused positioned themselves at different locations to commit the offence and were arrested by the Police when they̲̣̣̥ were not able to tender particulars of the vehicles. He said the vehicles were owned by Ogundipe Olusola and Thomas Jadeyemi. Adekunle said the offences contravened sections 516 and 390(9) of the criminal code cap 34, Vol.11 Laws of Osun, 2003. The accused however pleaded not guilty to the charges. Counsel to the accused, Mrs Bose Dada, prayed the court to grant her clients bail on liberal terms. The Magistrate, Mr Adebayo Lasisi, granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties each in like sum. He said the sureties must reside within the jurisdiction of the court, must show evidence of payment of tax and deposit their passport photographs to the court. The Magistrate said one of the sureties must be a civil servant on grade level seven, while the other must be an owner of landed properties. Lasisi adjourned the case till Sept. 18 for mention
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 10:49:36 +0000
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