Grandmother, Daughter Remanded In Prison For Shop Breaking And Stealing

A 62-year-old grandmother, Veronica Adedun and her daughter Yemisi Adedun have been arraigned in an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged shop breaking and stealing.

The duo were arraigned alongside two others, Taye Abidakun and David Sunday.

Inspector Nelson Akintimehin, the police prosecutor, told the court that Abidakun and Sunday are serial burglars and that they specialized in breaking into peoples’ shops and homes to steal their properties.

Akintimehin said that the stolen goods were supplied to Yemisi and her mother.

The defendants were slammed with a three-count charge bothering on criminal conspiracy, shop breaking and theft.

The offences, according to Akintimehin, contravened Sections 516(A)(1), 413(1) and 430 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37 Laws of Ondo, 2016.

According to him: ”They were caught after breaking into a shop on April 14, at Obanla Street, Akure and stole goods worth over N 2 million

”Other properties found in the woman’s possession and reasonably suspected to be stolen are; 16 white chairs, in which one of it has an inscription ‘Mercy English Baptist Church, Akure, two ceiling fans, 3 Ox fans, four wall clocks, Deep freezers, two refrigerators, various electronics, and two bundles of iron sheets.

“Also, various kitchen utensils, a sack containing used clothing, including a Ghana-must-go bag containing Civil Defence uniform, Peace Corps uniform, black combat shoes and a seven booklet invoice sales receipt which the address could not be traced which they use to sell the stolen properties.”

The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Presiding Magistrate, Musa Al-Yunus granted Taye bail in the sum of N2m with two sureties in like sum, while others were admitted to bail in the sum of N500,000.

He ordered that the suspects be remanded in Olokuta Correctional Centre, Akure pending the time they meet their bail conditions.

The case was later adjourned to May 23, 2022, for a hearing.