A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun state, has remanded a 30-year-old man, Samodi Olorodo, in prison custody over alleged theft.
The accused, who appeared in court on Thursday, was accused of stealing 18 tubers of yam and a bunch of vegetables.
He pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge preferred against him.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Olakunle Shonibare, told the court that the offence was committed on August 1 at about 10:00 a.m in the Oke-Odo Area of Osiele, Abeokuta.
Shonibare said the accused stole 18 tubers of yams valued at N10, 000 and a bunch of vegetables worth N50, property of one Mr Adeney Safiu.
According to him, at about 10:00 a.m. when the complainant got to his store, he saw the accused person coming out with the tubers of yam and a bunch of vegetables on his head.
He was interrogated but could not give a reasonable answer, which led to his arrest.
The prosecutor noted that the offence contravened Sections 516, 383 and 390 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.
The Magistrate, Mr Idowu Olayinka, ordered that the accused be remanded at the Federal Prisons, Ibara, to enable the police carry out more investigation.
He adjourned the case to October 5, for further hearing.
