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Surulere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday granted N100,000 bail each to
two men, who allegedly snatched a phone worth N37,000 from a man on a
motorcycle.
Magistrate Ipaye
Nwachukwu granted bail to Abdulrasaki Alao, 30, and Abdulkareem Ojulari, 32,
who allegedly snatched a Techno phone from Daniel Emmanuel in front the
University of Lagos Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba.
The accused had pleaded
not guilty to a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
According to the
prosecutor, Anthonia Osayande, the accused and others still at large snatched
the phone at 8.30 p.m. on October 24.
Ms. Osayande, a police
sergeant, said that the accused were standing at the hospital gate along with
Emmanuel, when he boarded the motorcycle.
The prosecutor said
that the accused removed the phone from the complainant’s front pocket
immediately he climbed the motorcycle.
She said that the
accused then crossed to the other side of the road and sped off on another
motorcycle which had been on stand-by for them.
“But the bike of the
complainant gave them a chase, and they were apprehended, but the phone was not
recovered from them,’’ she said.
Ms.
Osayande submitted that the offences contravened Sections 285(1) and 409 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.
The case has been adjourned the case till November 24 for mention.
The case has been adjourned the case till November 24 for mention.
-NAN
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