Man, 25, arraigned for allegedly stealing baby

A 25-year-old man, Solomon Omole, has been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti chief magistrate court for allegedly stealing a baby. The police prosecutor, Inspector Bankole Olasunkanmi, told the court yesterday that Omole and others still at large committed the offence on January 22, 2020 at about 2pm in Itaji-Ekiti. Olasunkanmi alleged that the defendant and the […]

A 25-year-old man, Solomon Omole, has been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti chief magistrate court for allegedly stealing a baby.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Bankole Olasunkanmi, told the court yesterday that Omole and others still at large committed the offence on January 22, 2020 at about 2pm in Itaji-Ekiti.

Olasunkanmi alleged that the defendant and the others still at large unlawfully stole one Emmanuel Baba, a one-and-a-half-year-old child of Mr Baba Sunday.

The prosecutor urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him study the case file and assemble his witnesses.

Counsel to Omole, Mr Chris Omokahfe, urged the court to grant his client bail, promising he would not jump bail.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr Adedayo Oyebanji, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N30,000, with a surety in like sum, and adjourned the case till July 13, 2020  for hearing.