Welder docked over attempt to steal from Amala joint

The police have arraigned a 29-year-old  welder, Gideon Atinge, in Karmo Grade I Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly attempting to steal a canopy and a carpet from an Amala joint. Atinge, who resides in Idu Yard, Karmo,  Abuja, was charged with two counts of criminal trespass and attempt to commit an offence of theft yesterday. […]

The police have arraigned a 29-year-old  welder, Gideon Atinge, in Karmo Grade I Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly attempting to steal a canopy and a carpet from an Amala joint.

Atinge, who resides in Idu Yard, Karmo,  Abuja, was charged with two counts of criminal trespass and attempt to commit an offence of theft yesterday.

The Prosecution Counsel, Ukagha Ijeoma, told the court that on July 14, Aliyu Mohammed, a security guard, posted to Amala Garden, Jabi, Abuja, reported the incident at the Life Camp Police Station.

Ijeoma alleged that the security guard caught the defendant  trying to steal a canopy and a carpet from the Amala garden.

The prosecutor told the court the police also found a toy gun on  the defendant at the scene of his arrest.

She said that though the  defendant denied ownership of the toy gun, he could not give a satisfactory explanation how it came to be in his possession.

The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 342 and 287 of the Penal Code.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Judge, Alhaji Inuwa Maiwada, admitted the defendant to  bail in the sum of N150,000 with one surety in like sum.

Maiwada ordered that the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and adjourned the case until Aug.27,  for further hearing.(NAN)