A
landlady, Bature Anumiuyu, was on Thursday granted N 100,000 bail by an Ikeja
Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing bags of foodstuff worth
N297,000 from a tenant’s shop.
The
Magistrate, Mr. J.A. Adegun, ordered the accused to provide a surety in like
sum that must be gainfully employed.
He also ruled that the surety must provide evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government and adjourned the case to January 17 for hearing.
The
33-year-old woman is facing three counts of burglary, stealing and a breach of
the peace.
The
prosecutor, Sgt. Babaji Ishaku, told the court that the accused committed the
offences at Aremu Lawal Street, New Oko-Oba in Abule-Egba area of Lagos State,
at about 2:30 p.m. on December 5, 2016.
He
alleged that the landlady broke into the shop of the complainant, Mr. John
Omeoha, one of her tenants.
“The
accused made away with 15 bags of rice, four bags of beans and three bags of
garri, all valued at N297,000.
“The
complainant said that he locked up his shop for some time because his wife had
just given birth.
“He
said that his landlady had asked him to move out of the shop that she wanted to
make use of it.
“The
complainant pleaded with her to give him more time to secure an alternative
place.
“But
on the said date when the complainant passed by the shop, he found out that his
shop had been burgled and some goods carted away,’’ he said.
Ishaku
said the case was reported to the police and after a series of investigations,
the accused was arrested.
The
prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 166, 285 and 307 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The
accused, however, pleaded not guilty.
-NAN
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