A 40-year-old businessman Hussaini Abubakar appeared on Wednesday before a Karmo Grade I Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly receiving stolen property.

Abubakar of Angwan, Rogo Idu Karmo Abuja, was arraigned on a count charge of receiving stolen property.

The offence contravened the provisions of Section 317 of the Penal Code.

The matter according to the prosecutor, Ijeoma Ukagha, was reported by one Nyam Simon of Kwaochason Global Security Guard Idu Yard, Abuja, to men of the Karmo Police Station on July 17.

Ukagha said that on the same date, the complainant reported a case against one Felix Audu and Peter Dagba, security guards attached to CCECC Company Idu Yard, for stealing two industrial air conditions and iron pipe all valued at N1.54million.

She said during police investigation, Audu and Dagba confessed that they sold the items to the defendant.

Ukagha added that during police interrogation, the defendant could not give satisfactory account of the property.

The judge, Alhaji Inuwa Maiwada, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N1.5million and a surety in like sum and

The case has since been adjourned till Aug. 28 for hearing.