20-yrs-old man arraign by police for stealing keg of palm-oil

The police on Wednesday arraigned a 20-year-old man, AbduLahi Yusuf, in a Magistrate’s Court in Ile-Ife, Osun, for stealing a keg of Palm-oil valued at N6,000.
Yusuf was arraigned on three counts of conspiracy, housebreaking and stealing.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Sunday Osanyintuyi, alleged that the accused committed the offence on Sept. 2, 2013 about 5:30 a.m. at No 16, Ido-Osun Street in Ile-Ife, Osun.

He said the accused also stole a Tecno-220 and Samsung phones valued N31, 800 from Mr Atanda Ifeoluwa.
The prosecutor said the offence is punishable under sections 383, 390 (9) and 411 of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol 11, Laws of Osun, 2002.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge, and the accused counsel, Mr Dotun Olaniyan, applied for bail for him on liberal terms.
He promised that the accused will attend his trial.
Magistrate Risikat Olayemi admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N50, 000 with one surety in like sum.
Olayemi ordered that the surety must swear to an affidavit of means, produce three years’ tax clearance certificate, as well as provide two recent passport photographs.
She adjourned the case until April 16 for hearing.