Thursday, December 19, 2013

Man arraigned for stealing N2m from bank

A 28-year-old man, Yeku Kehinde, has been arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, for allegedly stealing N2m belonging to Skye Bank Plc.
The police said the incident happened at Oke Arin branch of the bank, in the Lagos Island area of the state.
According to the investigating police officer, Woman Inspector Dorcas Dangabi, the defendant committed the theft on March 8, and 13, 2012.
The one count charge read, “That you, Yeku Kehinde, on the 8th and 13th March, 2012 at about 1pm at Oke Arin Brach of Skye Bank, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District did steal the sum of N2,000,500 property of Skye Bank Plc.”
The police prosecutor, Inspector I. Okeke, said the offence was punishable under Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria 2011.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
His defence counsel asked for his bail in liberal terms.
The magistrate, Mrs Y.R Pinheiro, admitted him to bail in the sum of N500,000 with one surety in like sum.
The matter was adjourned till January 31, 2014.
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