Sexagenarian charged with stealing of 4 bottles of wine

A 62-year-old man, Sunday Adesoye, was docked in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday for allegedly stealing four bottles of cousins red wine worth N27,000. The police charged Adesoye, whose address was not provided with theft. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Insp Olasunkanmi Bamikole, told the court that […]

A 62-year-old man, Sunday Adesoye, was docked in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday for allegedly stealing four bottles of cousins red wine worth N27,000.

The police charged Adesoye, whose address was not provided with theft.

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The prosecutor, Insp Olasunkanmi Bamikole, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on August 12 at 8 am in Ado-Ekiti.

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Bamikole said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 302(1) (a) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.

The defence counsel, Mrs Adunni Olanipekun, prayed the court to grant his client bail and

Chief Magistrate, Mr Saka Afunso, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N20,000 with one surety in like sum.

Afunso adjourned the case until September 23 for mention.