Today, an Ilorin Chief Magistrates’ Court ordered that two men, Samson
John and Ayodele Oluwagbemiga, be remanded in Federal Prison yard for
allegedly stealing a cellphone belonging to a High Court Judge. Chief
Magistrate Ibijoke Olawoyin, gave the order after the accused persons
were charged with four counts of criminal conspiracy, trespass, house
breaking, and theft. He adjourned the case until Dec. 20, for further
mention. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Alhassan Jibrin told the court
that on Nov. 22, one Sgt. Usman Olayinka attached to High Court Judge in
Basin area, Ilorin, reported the case at the Area Command office of the
police in Ilorin. Jibrin said that the complainant, alleged that the
accused who is a security guard in the judge’s house, and one other,
broke into the judge’s house and stole one Samsung Galaxy phone, valued
at N300,000, some jewelries valued yet unknown and the sum of N10,000.
The prosecutor said that the police followed the accused to his home
town in Otupa, Benue and arrested him for interrogation. Jibrin said
that during police investigation, the accused confessed in his
statement that he used the security room toilet key to open the main
door and gained entrance into the judge’s room, and stole the items. He
said that the accused also confessed to have sold the Samsung Galaxy
phone for N10,000 to one Micheal at Asoka village, Benue, who is now
at-large, and sold the jewelries at the rate of N7,000 to the second
accused person at Fakeye street, Basin, Ilorin. The prosecutor said that
the offence contravened the provisions of sections 97, 348, 288 and 317
of the penal code law.Security guard remanded in prison for stealing judges cellphone in court
Today, an Ilorin Chief Magistrates’ Court ordered that two men, Samson
John and Ayodele Oluwagbemiga, be remanded in Federal Prison yard for
allegedly stealing a cellphone belonging to a High Court Judge. Chief
Magistrate Ibijoke Olawoyin, gave the order after the accused persons
were charged with four counts of criminal conspiracy, trespass, house
breaking, and theft. He adjourned the case until Dec. 20, for further
mention. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Alhassan Jibrin told the court
that on Nov. 22, one Sgt. Usman Olayinka attached to High Court Judge in
Basin area, Ilorin, reported the case at the Area Command office of the
police in Ilorin. Jibrin said that the complainant, alleged that the
accused who is a security guard in the judge’s house, and one other,
broke into the judge’s house and stole one Samsung Galaxy phone, valued
at N300,000, some jewelries valued yet unknown and the sum of N10,000.
The prosecutor said that the police followed the accused to his home
town in Otupa, Benue and arrested him for interrogation. Jibrin said
that during police investigation, the accused confessed in his
statement that he used the security room toilet key to open the main
door and gained entrance into the judge’s room, and stole the items. He
said that the accused also confessed to have sold the Samsung Galaxy
phone for N10,000 to one Micheal at Asoka village, Benue, who is now
at-large, and sold the jewelries at the rate of N7,000 to the second
accused person at Fakeye street, Basin, Ilorin. The prosecutor said that
the offence contravened the provisions of sections 97, 348, 288 and 317
of the penal code law.
