A 21-year-old man, Mohammed Abdullahi, on Monday, appeared before a Magistrates’ Court in Asokoro, for allegedly stealing two mobile phones belonging to a complainant.
Abdullahi who lives at Orozo in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is standing trial on a two-count charge of criminal trespass and stealing..
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, A.A. Adeleju, alleged that the defendant unlawfully entered into the shop of one Ms Rebecca Lawrence while she was asleep, and stole her mobile phones.
The prosecutor alleged that the defendant stole the complainant’s iphone 11, valued at N250, 000 and her Techno phone valued at N150, 000 as well as a power bank with N25, 000.
According to the prosecutor, the iphone was eventually recovered from him.
He said that during investigation by the police, the defendant confessed to the crime.
The Magistrate, Lami Sani, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N 100, 000 with one surety in like sum.
She adjourned the case until April 23, for hearing.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)