A 28-year-old man, Adewale Adesina, on Monday, appeared before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court over alleged malicious damage.
By Dorcas Elusogbon
A 28-year-old man, Adewale Adesina, on Monday, appeared before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court over alleged malicious damage.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Sunday Osanyintuyi told the court that the defendant committed the offence between Jan to April at Abewela Street, Ile-Ife.
Osanyintuyi alleged that the defendant conspired with others now at large to commit felony to wit: malicious damage and conduct likely to cause breach of peace.
He added that the defendant unlawfully and maliciously damaged the frozen turkey and chicken with a yellow Elepaq generator, by secretly connecting an overload supply to the generator of one Olabisi Money without her consent.
According to Osanyintuyi, the value of damages is N850,000.
He said the defendant conducted himself in a manner that may likely caused the breach of peace.
He stated further that the offence contravened provisions of sections 249(d), 453 and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun,2002.
The defendant, however pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge of conspiracy, malicious damage and breach of peace.
The Defence Counsel, Mr Mudasiru Raheem, applied for the bail of his client in most liberal term, pledging that the defendant would not jump bail but would provide responsible sureties.
Magistrate Abosede Sarumi granted the bail of the defendant in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like amount.
Sarumi said that the sureties must swear to affidavit of means, resides within the court jurisdiction and their addresses be verified by the police.
She added that the sureties must possess land, drop the original receipt with the court registrar, present three years tax clearance certificate as well as produce three recent passport photographs each.
She thereafter adjourned the case until Sept 29, for hearing.(NAN)