Driver docked for ‘stealing’ building materials worth N1.1m

 The police Thursday arraigned a 28-year-old driver, Bello Umar, in a Life Camp Magistrates’ Court, Abuja for allegedly stealing building materials worth N1.1 million.

Umar, who resides at Jiwa, Abuja is charged with two counts of criminal trespass and theft.

The prosecution counsel, Peter Ejike of FCT command, told the court that the complainant, Ibrahim Abubakar, reported the matter at the Life Camp Police Station on February 18.

The prosecutor told the court that sometimes in January, the defendant allegedly trespassed into the store house of the complainant where he keeps building materials.

Ejike alleged that the defendant stole four big ceiling fans with remote control, six bathroom aluminium windows, 20 LED bulbs, seven room size aluminium windows, ten aluminium doors and other materials, all valued at N1.1 million.

He said the defendant was eventually traced and arrested by Policemen on February 18, adding that during police investigation, he admitted to have stolen the items.

Ejike alleged that the defendant later sold the stolen items to one Abubakar Jafaru of Jabi Park at N80, 000, stressing that all effort to arrest Jafaru and recover the stolen items failed.

The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 348 and 288 of the penal code law.

The defendant however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. (NAN)

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