CRIME

Court remands 2 friends for allegedly stealing 20 cartons of detergent

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1 year ago

June 23, 2023

Bosede Olufunmi

A Sharia Court in Kano State on Friday ordered that two friends be remanded in a correction for allegedly breaking into a shop and stealing 20 cartons of detergent.

The police charged Mustapha Dayyab,21, and Aminu Isah,23, all residents of Rijiyar Zaki Quarters Kano, with criminal conspiracy, shop breaking and theft.

The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, who ordered the remand also adjourned the matter until July 10 for further mention.

Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Abdul Wada told the court that the defendants committed the offence on June 18 in Abubakar Rimi market Kano.

He said that the defendants broke into a shop belonging to Alhaji Abudulrazak Dayyib, the complainant and stole 20 cartons of detergent.

Wada said the during investigation, a bunch of keys was recovered form the defendants.

He said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 97,239 and 287of the Kano State Sharia Law.

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