Three males have been arraigned earlier than a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, over the alleged theft of seven goats valued at N700,000.
The defendants, Olarewaju Segun, 27; Abubakar Yinusa, 28; and Farouk Aliu, 28, are dealing with two counts of stealing and receiving stolen property.
They, nonetheless, pleaded not responsible to the costs.
The prosecutor, Inspector Sodiq Adeniyi, instructed the court docket that the alleged offences occurred at about 11:00 a.m. on October 11 at Abuja Quarters, alongside NTA Road, Ado-Ekiti.
Adeniyi alleged that Segun stole seven goats belonging to Ifeoluwa Adebomojo, valued at N700,000.
He additional alleged that Yinusa and Aliu obtained the goats from Segun, figuring out they’d been stolen.
The prosecutor stated the alleged offences contravened Sections 302(1) and 343(1) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
He subsequently requested an adjournment to allow him to check the case file and current his witnesses.
Counsel to the defendants, Paul Ayantoyinbo, urged the court docket to grant his purchasers bail on liberal phrases, assuring the court docket that they’d not abscond.
In her ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Dolamu Babalogbon, granted every defendant bail within the sum of N100,000, with one surety in the identical quantity.
The court docket adjourned the case till November 19 for listening to.
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