Two sexagenarians, Francis Adisa and Gabriel Johnson, who allegedly burgled an office and carted away a plasma television set valued at N135,000 were on Monday docked before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Adisa, 60, a resident of No. 8, Yisa St., Aboru, Ipaja, and Johnson, 66, who resides at No. 25, Alhaja Yemisi St., Oshodi, in Lagos State, were being tried for conspiracy, burglary and stealing.
The Prosecutor, Insp. George Nwosu, told the court that the accused committed the offences on Feb. 13 at Agege, Lagos.
He said that the accused conspired to burgle an office and stole a plasma television valued at N135,000 property of Grenigus Nigeria Ltd.
Nwosu said that the accused, who were security guards in the company, offered to perform the duty of their colleagues who were on night duty on the day the theft was carried out.
“The accused told others on duty to go home, that they will help them to do their duty, in order for them to be able to carry out their atrocities.
“After other guards left, the accused broke the wall to the office of the chairman to gain entrance into the office and steal the television set.
“They also damaged the doors to the board room and operational office, but did not see anything to steal,’’ he said.
The offences, Nwosu said, contravened Sections 285, 305, 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused pleaded innocence of the offences and were each granted bail in the sum of N50, 000 with two sureties each in like sum.
The Magistrate, Mr A.A Adesanya, adjourned the case to March 24 for mention.
NAN
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