A Delta State Magistrate Court sitting in Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, today granted two accused persons, Uche Eze aged 25 years and Jonathan Agbefa, aged 20 bail for allegedly “conspiring” and “ stealing” the wind screen of a commercial tricycle with registration number AGU 242 VV valued at thirteen thousand five hundred naira belonging to one Duku Tom at PTI Effurun.
The Court presided over by T.R. Ehwerido(Mrs.) granted the two accused persons bail after they pleaded not guilty to the charges read before them.
The duo was arraigned on four counts in charge No. ME/ 435C/2016.
The Charge sheet reads, “That you Uche Eze “m’ Jonathan Agbefa ‘m’ on the 12th day November 2016 at PTI Effurun in the Effurun magisterial district did conspire among yourself to commit felony to wit: stealing and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 516 (A) of the criminal code cap C21 Vol 1 Laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006.”
The court granted bail to the two accused persons in the sum of fifty thousand naira each in like sum, stressing that they must present a surety each within the jurisdiction of the court.
The court also added that the surety must tender a sworn affidavit with two passport photographs just as it adjourned the matter to Tuesday November 22 for hearing.
As at the time of filing this report, the two accused persons however has not been able to produce a surety each to effect their bail.
The charge read to the accused persons thus: “That you Uche Eze ‘m’ Jonathan Agbefa ‘m’ on the same date, place and aforementioned magisterial district did steal tricycle windscreen valued N13,500,00 property of Duku Tom ‘m’ and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 390 (9) of the criminal code cap C21 Vol 1 Laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006.”
“That you Uche Eze ‘m’ Jonathan Agbefa ‘m’ on the same date, pkace and aforementioned magisterial district did have in your possession one tricycle with registration number AGU 242 VV suspected stolen on unlawfully obtained and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 430 of the criminal code C21 vol 1 Laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006.”
“That you Uche Eze ‘m’ Jonathan Agbefa ‘m’ on the same date, place and aforementioned magisterial district did steal tricycle wind screen valued N13,500,00 property of Taofeek Awodire ‘m’ and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 390 (9) of the criminal code cap C21 Vol 1 Laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006.”
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