A 50-year-old man, Usman Hadare, was on Thursday arraigned in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly removing his tenant’s roof.
The defendant is standing trial on a two-count charge of mischief and theft, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The defendant denied committing the offences, while the judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, granted him bail in the sum of N50, 000 and one surety in like sum.
Sadiq said the surety must produce a utility bill that must be in his name, and adjourned the case till February 13 for further hearing.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Florence Auhioboh, told the court that one Joseph Azikwe of same address reported the matter at the Life Camp Police Station Abuja on January 31.
Auhioboh said the complainant told the police that in December 2016 while he was not at home, the defendant allegedly brought some labourers to remove his roof.
“ The complainant told the police that when he returned, he did not find his Infinix hot note phone, valued at N28, 000, Tecno phone valued at N30, 000, Black Berry phone valued at N29, 000 and a N20, 000 cash,” the prosecutor said.
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