Court remands two for alleged theft of truck, cartons of sphagetti

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Mapo, Ibadan has ordered the remand of two men; Ibrahim Olasinde, 43 and Sakiru Adeleke, 38 in the correctional centre for alleged stealing and conspiracy.

Olasinde and Adeleke were remanded on Thursday for stealing a truck loaded with cartons of sphagetti value at N186 million.

They however pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing instituted against them and were granted bail in the sum of N5 million each with two reliable sureties each in like sum, by the Magistrate, Mrs O.O Latunji.

Latunji also ordered that each of the sureties must provide evidence of ownership of a landed property within Ibadan as well as a six-month bank draft.

She thereafter adjourned the suit until Aug. 27 for hearing.

The prosecuting counsel, Insp. Oluseye Akinola had earlier told the court that the duo committed the crime on July 23 at Sanyo area, in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Akinola said that Olasinde and Adeleke connived to steal the Howo truck with registration number LAR 283 XB valued at N150 million from where it was parked.

The prosecutor also said that the truck which was carrying 2,400 cartons of HoneyWell Sphagetti valued at N36 million was impounded by the Oyo State Traffic Management Authority (OYTMA) for breaching some traffic regulations and was parked at the scene where the defendants stole it.

He told the court that Olasinde was a motor boy to the truck’s driver whose name was not given.

According to Akinola, the offences contravened the provision of sections 516 and 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Cap 38 vol. ii laws of Oyo State 2000.