Crimes

Two guards remanded for stealing 69 school mattresses

A Karu Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, remanded two security guards in a correction centre for allegedly stealing 69 units of school mattresses.

The prosecution counsel, Olarewaju Osho, told the court that the complainant, an engineer and supervisor of Parklin International Academy in Abuja reported the matter at the Kurudu Police Station on December 6.

Osho said the defendants, on December 4, stole two units of 32 inches Samsung plasma TV and 69 units of Eurofoam school mattresses, all valued at N3.1 million.

READ ALSO: Senate to CBN: Review weekly cash withdrawals limit

He stated that the defendants, during police investigation, admitted to the crime and were currently assisting the police in the process of recovering the stolen properties.

The offence, he said, contravenes the provisions of sections 97 and 289 of the Penal Code.

The presiding judge, Umar Mayana, who ordered the remand of the security guards, adjourned the case until December 22, 2022, for sentencing.

The Star

Segun Ojo

Recent Posts

EPL: Dorgu’s first goal earns Man United win over Newcastle

Patrick Dorgu's first goal for Manchester United on Friday earned the Red Devils a 1-0…

22 minutes ago

US airstrikes hit terrorists — Sokoto govt

The Sokoto State Government has lauded the Nigeria-United States joint airstrike that targeted terrorists in…

37 minutes ago

Residents alarmed after reported US strikes in Sokoto, Kwara

Residents in parts of northern Nigeria were left shaken and confused on Christmas night after…

2 hours ago

Oyedele presents Nigeria Tax Reform Acts to Tinubu in Lagos

Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, has…

7 hours ago

Tinubu approved precision strikes on ISIS cells — FG

The Federal Government has announced that coordinated precision strikes have been carried out on suspected…

8 hours ago

Tinubu to CAN: Security reforms will soon deliver results

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed confidence that his administration’s ongoing reforms in the nation’s…

9 hours ago

This website uses cookies.