A 20-year-old boy, Nuru Lateef, was Monday remanded in prison by an Abule-Egba Magistrate's Court in Lagos for pleading guilty to stealing a BlackBerry phone valued at N62,000.
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The magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, remanded the accused in prison custody following his plea of being guilty to stealing a Blackberry smart phone.
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Elias adjourned the case till December 23, for facts and sentencing.
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The accused, who lives in Katangowa Market, Abule- Egba, specialised in stealing Blackberry phones.
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The prosecutor, Inspector Racheal Williams, told the court that the offence was committed at Ogba Bus Stop on December13.
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He said the accused removed the phone from one Mrs Chigozie Ebikam's bag, when she was boarding a bus at Ogba Bus Stop.
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"The accused had successfully removed the BlackBerry phone but was sighted by one of the passengers, who raised an alarm," she said.
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The offence contravened section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.