Two teenagers and five men have appeared before an Abeokuta Magistrates Court for alleged theft of electrical accessories and household items worth over N28 million.
The defendants, Sunday Odeshola, 15, Monday Ubah, 16, and David Odeshola, 45, were indicted on three counts of conspiracy, theft and malicious damage.
Four others, Kaman Rabiru, 27, Lawal Shaibu, 25, Nazid Abdullahi, 27, and Ibrahim Khalid, 25, were charged with illegally receiving stolen goods.
The prosecutor, Inspector Lawrence Olu-Balogun, told the court that the accused and other persons at large committed the offenses between December 10 and 17, at Ariwo Quarters, Owode Egbe in Abeokuta, at 12:30 p.m.
He alleged that Odeshola, Odeh and Odeshola broke into the house of one Mr. Akinwale Azeez and stole an Eito inverter machine valued at N2 million, electrical cables, refrigerator compressors and gas stove burners, all valued at N26 million. naira, totaling 28 million naira.
The prosecutor also added that on Sunday Odeshola and Odey maliciously damaged an electric motor valued at N500,000, an iron entrance door valued at N150,000, an aluminum window pane valued at N50,000 and five refrigerators valued at N1 million. , all valued at N1.7 million.
He said Kabiru, Shaibu, Abdullahi and Khalid illegally received stolen electrical cables, refrigerator compressors and gas stoves.
According to him, the crimes committed contravened sections 516, 390 (9) and 427 of the Ogun Penal Code of 2006.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges against each of them.
Deciding on the bail applications of the accused, the Chief Magistrate, Dr. BO Ilo, admitted them to bail of N2 million each with one surety each.
Ilo said sureties must be sureties registered with the Ogun State judiciary.
He later adjourned the case to January 10, 2025 for hearing.