A 25-year-old unemployed man, Ade Akindele, has been arraigned before
Ojo Magistrate Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing a King James
Version of the Bible valued at N1,000, from a shop.
Akindele, who had no fixed residence, was said to have become dazed
after allegedly removing a black purse and a Bible from the table of one
Miss Blessing Awodita (complainant), while she was asleep.
It was gathered that the accused, after allegedly stealing the Bible,
stood in the shop for a while with the Bible in his hand, staring at
the complainant who was sleeping, before he was nabbed.
The prosecutor, ASP Friday Eze, informed the court that when the
complainant suddenly woke up from her slumber, she did not find it funny
to see the stranger gazing at her, with her Bible and purse in his
hands. He told the court that the frightened woman shouted for help and
two of her male neighbours accosted the accused who resisted but was
subdued by the men.
According to the prosecutor, “the accused was staying at the mechanic
garage on Aka Road, off Salami Street, Afromedia, Lagos and committed
the offence on October 9, at about 9.30 a.m., at Shop B, No. 22, Adebisi
Close, Sabo Ajangbadi, Lagos.”
However, when the plea of the accused was taken before the
magistrate, Mr. T.O Shomade, he first pleaded “guilty” but later changed
to “not guilty,” to an offence that contravened Section 285 of the
Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
Sequel to the accused plea, the magistrate granted him bail in the
sum of N10,000 with one surety and adjourned the case till November 12
for mention.
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