A 38-year-old man, Samuel Urhuogo, on Wednesday appeared before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for alleged theft of five laptops worth N505,000.
Urhuogo, who resides at Festac Town area of Lagos, is facing a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Olusegun Kokoye, told the court that the accused committed the offences with some others still at large on Oct. 20 at Durbar Road, Amuwo Odofin, Festac Town, Lagos.
Kokoye said that the accused broke into the shop of the complainant, one Ada Opurozor, and stole the laptops.
He said the accused was caught by some security guards while he was trying to escape with his accomplices.
“The accused was later handed over to the police, while accomplices escaped with the laptops,’’ he said.
Kokoye said the offences contravened Sections 287, 309 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2015.
Man, 38, in court over alleged theft of laptops
