A 37-year-old Uber driver, Chukwuemeka Benjamin, has appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly stealing a Toyota Camry worth N1.7 million.
Benjamin, who resides at Olatinji Street, Ojota, Lagos State, was charged with conspiracy and theft on Tuesday.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him by the police.
The prosecutor, Inspector Donjour Perezi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on August 2, 2022 at Olatunji Street, Ojota, Lagos.
According to him, the defendant conspired to steal a Toyota Camry car with registration No. SMK 03 WC valued N1.7 million and belonging to Chief Olubiyi Afolarin.
Perezi said that the defendant, who collected the car on hire purchase from the complainant, claimed to have parked the vehicle in front of his compound on August 1, 2022 at around 8:30pm.
“He came out to clean the car by 4:30am to resume work only to find it missing,” Perezi said.
The prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Magistrate, M.O. Tanimola, granted him bail in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Tanimola ordered that the sureties must be gainfully employed, while one of them should be a blood relative of the defendant.
She also ordered that the sureties must show evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
She adjourned the case until October 14, 2022 for mention.
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