A 52-year-old mother, Mrs. Patience Ayube, son, 23-year-old, Josiah Ayube and two others have been dragged before an Osun state Magistrate court sitting in Ile-Ife on Wednesday for alleged theft of a motorcycle.
The police prosecutor, Abdullahi Emmanuel stated the mother and her son with 22-year-old, Oluwaseun Joseph and 20-year-old, Friday Emmanuel conspired among themselves to commit a felony to wit: stealing.
Emmanuel disclosed that they stole one Honda Motorcycle valued at the sum of N285, 000, property of one Emmanuel Akpan.
“The defendants organised themselves to attack Emmanuel Akpan after he alleged them of stealing his Honda Motorcycle with Reg No: EKY 533 QM, which they knowing fully well to be an offence at Texaco Area, in Ile-Ife. The offences contravened sections 249(d), 390(9) and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2002.”
However, they pleaded not guilty to the charges pressed against them by the police and their counsel, Mr. Olalekan Babatunde, pleaded for the bail of the defendants in the most Liberal term.
The presiding magistrate, A. I Oyebadejo granted bail to the defendants in the sum of N50, 000 with one surety each in like sum and adjourned the case till June 30, for a definite hearing.
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