The police in Lagos on Tuesday brought three unemployed men before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing iron rods worth N200,000.
The defendants are Hamza Musa, 24, Sheriff Ramoni, 28, and Haruna Adamu, 18.
The men, who reside at Agege, Lagos, are charged with conspiracy and stealing but the pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, ASP Raji Akeem, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on April 1 on Omodehinde Street, Agege.
The prosecutor alleged that the iron rods belonged to the Power Holding Company of Nigeria.
The offences, according to the prosecutor, contravene Sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N200,000 each, with two sureties in like sum.
Osunsanmi adjourned the case until May 22 for mention.
