A 25-year-old driver, Sunday
Emmanuel, on Monday appeared before a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada,
Mararaba, Nasarawa State, for allegedly stealing his girlfriend’s cell phone.
The Prosecutor, Cpl. Friday
Adaji, told the court that the accused girlfriend, Daina Evans, of Uke,
Mararaba, reported the matter at the 'A' Division Police Station, Mararaba, on
March 18.
Adaji said that on March 10, at
about 6 p.m., the accused visited his girl friend at home and stole her cell
phone valued at N5, 000.
He said the offence contravened
Section 288 of the Penal Code.
The accused, however, pleaded not
guilty to the charge.
In his words, ``I did not steal
her cell phone. She came up with the this story because I said I am not going
to marry her.
``She threatened to deal with me
and I was arrested for a crime I did not commit," the accused told the
court.
The presiding Judge, Mr Albert
Maga, granted the accused N50, 000 bail with one surety in like sum.
He said that the surety must
reside within the jurisdiction of the court and must present one passport
photograph or a National Identity Card and adjourned the case till April 4 for
further hearing.
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