Two men, Chukwuebuka Nwaebube, and Abiodun Emmanuel, on Wednesday appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing items valued at N1.3 million.
The defendants, Nwaebube, 24, and Emmanuel, 24, whose addresses were not provided, are facing a three-count charge bordering on stealing.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
The prosecutor, ASP Edet Ekpo, told the court that the defendants conspired and committed the offences on April 16, at the back of Ibereko Town Hall in Badagry, Lagos.
“They were arrested by some security men and handed over to the police for interrogation and prosecution,” he said.
The offences contravene Sections 411 and 287 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Nurudeen Layeni, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N1 million each with two sureties each in like sum.
Layeni adjourned the case until July 10 for mention.
