The 24-year-old 200 level
student is facing a three-count charge bordering on stealing and damage,
preferred against him by the police.
The prosecutor, Sergeant
Cyriacus Osuji, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged
offences on July 24 at about 2:10a.m. at Fidelity Bank, Oniru Estate Victoria
Island, Eti-Osa, Lagos.
He said Ibe damaged the
side glasses of five cars parked within the bank’s premises, all valued at
N900,000. According to the prosecutor, the offences committed are punishable
under Section 409 and 348 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The defendant, who leaves
with his aunt in Ojo Local Government, Lagos, said he was recruited into the
‘business’ by one Chidi, whose address he does not know.
The defendant told the
court: “Chidi, who introduced me into this business, told me that it is only in
Lekki I can find good cars and good parts to steal. I have stolen seven cars,
four from Surulere and three from Okoko. What surprises me is that it is this
same Chidi that buys these stolen parts from me.
“The highest price this
Chidi has paid me for these parts is N28,000 and what keeps me amazed is that
Chidi has been protecting me from the police. Whenever the police are after me,
I usually call Chidi and we meet somewhere in coconut and then he resolves the
issues.”
The magistrate, Mrs
Adepoju, granted him N100, 000 bail with two sureties in like sum. The sureties
must be related to the defendant and must show evidence of two years tax
payment and their addresses verified.
She adjourned the case to
September 20 for mention.
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