62-Year-Old Man Arraigned For Allegedly Stealing Bottles Of Wine

A Sexagenarian, Sunday Adesoye, was on Wednesday arraigned in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly stealing four bottles of Cousins red wine valued at N27,000.

The police charged Adesoye, whose address was not provided with theft.

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He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The prosecutor, Insp Olasunkanmi Bamikole, had informed  the court that the defendant committed the offence on Aug.12 at 8 a.m in Ado-Ekiti.

Bamikole said that the defendant stole the wine bottles belonging to the complainant, Apro Pharmacy and Supermarket Ltd.

Bamikole said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 302(1) (a) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.

He urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him study the file and call his witnesses.

 

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The Defence Counsel, Mrs Adunni Olanipekun, prayed the court to grant his client bail, promising that he would not jump bail.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr Saka Afunso, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N20,000 with one surety in like sum.

Afunso adjourned the case until  September 23 for mention.

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