MADMAN STEAL PHONE WORTH N16,000.

A fake madman, Kunle Olubajo, on Tuesday appeared
before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos
charged with the theft of a mobile phone valued at
N16,000.
Olubajo, 33, of no fixed address is facing a charge of
stealing but pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Gbenga Salami, told the court that
the accused committed the offence on April 24, at No.
58 Ibukun St., Surulere, Lagos.
Salami said that the accused, who pretended to be a
mentally unbalanced person, approached Mrs Florence
Uzoechi, a tailor, in her shop and asked for a thread.
The prosecutor said that the request was rebuffed and
Olubajo was chased away only for Uzoechi to discover
later that her phone on the sewing machine was
missing.
He said that when the complainant raised an alarm and
the supposed madman pursued and apprehended, the
phone was found in his possession.
Salami said that the mobile phone, a Nokia 310 Asha
was worth N16, 000.
He said that the offence committed contravened
Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.
Section 285 prescribes three years imprisonment for anyone
convicted of stealing.
The Magistrate, Mrs F.B. Lawal granted the accused
bail in the sum of N20, 000 with one surety in like sum.