A 26-year-old man named Sunday Adesina was charged by the Ekiti State Police Command on Monday with allegedly stealing a neighbor’s tricycle battery.
The defendant is accused of stealing a tricycle battery on August 11 at around 11:50 a.m. on Omi-Olori Street in Ado-Ekiti, according to police prosecutor ASP Celeb Leramo.
According to Leramo, who stated that the battery belonged to one Ajayi Olaniyi of the same address and was worth N22,000, “The offence is punishable under Section 295, 302(1)(a) of the Criminal Laws of Ekiti State 2021.”
Defendant’s attorney, Emmanuel Sunmonu, pleaded with the court to grant his client release, claiming that the defendant would not skip bail and would offer reliable surety.
The matter was continued to August 17 for a hearing after the Chief Magistrate, Mr. Saka Afunso, granted the defendant bail in the amount of N25,000 with one surety in the same amount.