Girl In Court For Stealing Boyfriend's Phones

The Police on Monday arraigned a student, Juliet Mathew (22), in an Oshodi Magistrates Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing three phones, belonging to her boyfriend, valued at ₦90,000.

Mathew, who resides at No. 22, Pipeline St., Iyana-Odo in Igando, near Lagos, is being tried for stealing.

The Prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that Mathew committed the offences on April 1 at No. 2, Ilare Close, Mafoluku, Oshodi, NAN reports.

Olatunde said that the phones belonged to one Moses Ogundeyi.

"The accused stole one Blackberry Q5 valued at ₦25,000, a Samsung X3 worth ₦45,000, a Nokia valued at ₦5,000 and one Spectranet browsing valued at ₦15,000."

Olatunde said the accused, who came to pass the night in Ogundeyi's house, went away with the items.

"The accused came to sleep over in the complainant's house and the following morning when the complainant went to take his bath, the accused picked his phones and ran away.

"She was later arrested after a month of her disappearing with the phones."

He said the accused confessed that she stole the items because she needed money urgently and that her boyfriend refused to give her.

"The accused admitted stealing those items, she claimed she sold all the items at the Computer Village to one Chimezie for ₦25,000", the prosecutor added.

The offence, Olatunde said, contravened Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

Section 285 prescribes a three-year jail term as penalty for offenders.

However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the offence and was granted bail in the sum of ₦50,000 with one surety in like sum.

The Magistrate, Mr Akeem Fashola, adjourned the case till June 9 for mention.

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