Police arraign businessmen over alleged conspiracy, mischief and dishonesty by receiving stolen items
By Jude-Ken Ojinnaka
Two businessmen, Usman Abubakar and Salisu Abdullahi were on Monday arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ at Life Camp, Abuja on charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, mischief and dishonesty.
Abubakar 36, of Kabusa Village and Abdullahi 58, of Garki Village, Abuja, were alleged to have received stolen property
The Prosecution Counsel, Donatus Abbah, told the court that the defendants were arrested upon the intelligence information received by the Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Ben Igwe.
“The defendants were intercepted and arrested inside a trailer at Apo Pantaker.
“The trailer was loaded with large vandalised electricity cable, armoured cable, electric wire, different vehicle parts and aluminum, all suspected to have been stolen,” he said.
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According to the prosecutor, the offences contravened Sections 97, 334, 317 and 319 of the Penal Code.
However, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.
Their Counsel, M.I. Mohammed, applied for bail for his clients, which was granted by Chief Magistrate Musa Jobbo.
Jobbo granted them bail in the sum of N500,000 each, with two sureties each in like sum.
He ordered that one of the sureties must be a civil servant and the other a business person who must reside within the court’s jurisdiction.
The magistrate adjourned the matter till October 2 for hearing.
