Two in court for stealing N10m company truck

Two men, Abubakar Ali and Adamu Danjuma, have been arraigned before the Ogba Magistrates’ Court in the Ikeja area of Lagos State for allegedly stealing a truck valued at N10m.

 The defendants were said to have committed the offence on May 5, 2022, on Ikosi Road, Oregun, in the Ikeja area of the state.

The charges read, “That you, Abubakar Ali and Adamu Danjuma, on May 5, 2022, at Nacos Dangote Salt Company on Ikosi Road, Oregun, in the Ikeja Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to steal a truck with registration number KZR145ZT valued at N10m.

“That you, Abubakar Ali and Adamu Danjuma, on the same date, time and place in the aforesaid magisterial district, did steal one truck with registration number KZR145ZT, valued at N10m, property of Nacos Dangote Salt Company.”

The offences were said to be punishable under sections 411 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

 The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Magistrate M.F. Onamusi adjourned the matter till January 9 for mention.

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