CYRIACUS IZUEKWE
A 25-year-old woman, Nosakhare Isoken, has been arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing three iPhone 17 Pro Max handsets valued at N4.88 million at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos State.
Isoken was arraigned on a three-count charge marked Charge No. MIK/1924/2026 filed by the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command.
The case was heard before Magistrate Mr. L.A. Owolabi at the Ikeja Magisterial District, while the prosecution was led by SP Josephine Iykayare.
The defendant, listed as Female, aged 25 years, was charged alongside others now at large, for offences bordering on conspiracy, stealing and obtaining under false pretence, contrary to the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
According to the charge sheet, Count One alleged that the defendant and others now at large, sometime in September, 2026, at No. 12, Oshitelu Street, Computer Village, Ikeja and No. 17, Baribemi Street, Ebute Metta in the Ikeja Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony, to wit stealing, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 411 and punishable under Section 412 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
Count Two alleged that the defendant and others now at large, on the same date, time and place, and in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did steal two iPhone 17 Pro Max valued at N3,700,000.00 (Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand Naira only) property of one Adebola Feranmi ‘M’ of No. 12, Oshitelu Street, Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos State and one iPhone 17 Pro Max Silver colour valued at N1,180,000.00 (One Million One Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira only) property of one Onuoha Victor ‘M’ of No. 17, Baribemi Street, Ebute Metta, Lagos State, total value of N4,880,000.00 (Four Million Eight Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira only) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 280 and punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
Count Three alleged that the defendant and others now at large, on the same date, time and place, did obtain the said phones with total value of N4,880,000.00 and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 320(1) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
The charge sheet was prepared by the Investigating Police Officer, ASP Margaret Agama of the Ikeja Division, Lagos State Command, with contact number on the charge sheet.
When the charges were read to her before Magistrate Owolabi, the defendant pleaded not guilty to all three counts.
Following her plea, Prosecutor SP Josephine Iykayare asked the court for a trial date and for the case file to be duplicated for the advice of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, DPP.
In his ruling, Magistrate Mr. L.A. Owolabi granted the defendant bail in the sum of N800,000 with two responsible sureties who must show evidence of means of livelihood and evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
The court ordered that the defendant be remanded in custody at the Correctional Center, Kirikiri Town, pending the perfection of her bail conditions.
The matter was adjourned for mention.
Police sources at Computer Village said the complainants, who are phone dealers at Oshitelu Street and Ebute Metta, reported that the iPhones were allegedly taken during a transaction and were not returned, leading to arrest and investigation by operatives of Ikeja Division.
The Lagos State Police Command has advised traders in Computer Village to keep proper records and verify identities during high-value phone transactions to avoid fraud.
The court emphasized that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.
As at the time of filing this report, the defendant remains in custody at Kirikiri pending perfection of bail.