Teenagers In Court For Allegedly Stealing Two Cell Phones, iPad

Two teenagers whose names were given as Mohammed Jelani and Samaila Shehu, accused of stealing two cell phones and an iPad valued at #101,000, have been brought before the Sokoto Chief Magistrates Court.

Jelani and Shehu were charged by the police with two counts of criminal conspiracy and theft.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Monday Kennedy, told the court that the offence was committed on September 12 and reported at Uguwan Rogo police station, Sokoto.

Kennedy in his statement alleged that the teenagers conspired and entered into the complainant’s room(name withheld) at Izalat headquarters, Uguwan Rogo area Sokoto and stole the items.

He said that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 288 of the Penal Code.

The Chief Magistrate, Nuraddeen Bello, who admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N100,000, ordered that the accused persons must produce one surety each in like sum.

Bello adjourned the case until November 30, for hearing.