A 50-year-old landlord, Solomon Kudu,
allegedly removed the roof of his tenants’ apartment and stole one of the
tenant’s N45,000, offences for which he was arraigned, yesterday, by the Police
in a Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja.
Kudu, a
resident of Suka village, Airport Road, Abuja, is facing a two-count charge of
mischief and theft, preferred against him by police.
The Prosecuting
Counsel, Ukoha Ndidi, told the court that Benjamin Nyor and Abubakar Zainab, of
the same address, reported the incident at Iddo Police Station on July 15.
Ndidi said the
defendant had intentionally climbed up and removed the rooftop of their
apartment, while they were not at home.
She further told the court that the defendant
broke into Zainab’s apartment and stole her N45,000.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened
Sections 287 and 95 of the Penal Code.
However, Kudu
pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The presiding
officer, Mr. Garba Ogbede, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N100,000
with two sureties each in like sum.
Ogbede said
that the sureties must not be less than grade level eight officers in the
federal civil service and must reside within the jurisdiction of the court.
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