HomeLocal NewsBusinessman docked for alleged possession of stolen SIM cards

Businessman docked for alleged possession of stolen SIM cards

Date:

Related stories

Ganduje behind intimidation of Kano govt aide – NNPP

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has accused the...

Yuletide: NSCDC deploys 3,542 operatives in Kano

The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and...

Police recover stolen tricycles, arrest two suspects in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has recovered two tricycles...

Kano Govt to pay N8.5bn for demolished property

Justice Sanusi Ma’aji of the Kano High Court has...

Gov. Yusuf rolls out four-year plan to end corruption in Kano

The Kano State Government has launched its Anti-Corruption Strategy...
spot_img

A businessman, Harrison Orji, on Monday appeared before  a Grade I Area Court in Karu, Abuja, for allegedly  possessing stolen SIM cards. The police charged Orji  with receiving stolen property. The defendant, who has no fixed address, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The prosecutor, Mr Ade Adeyanju, told the court that the defendant was arrested on Aug. 24 in possession of two SIM cards belonging to unknown persons. “He was also arrested with several polarizes used in taking hard drugs such as Indian hemp.

“During the police investigation, the defendant informed the police that one Emmanuel, still at large, gave the items to him and he knows the items were stolen or fraudulently obtained.

“The matter was reported at the Nyanya Police Station by a team of policemen on patrol,’’ the prosecutor said.

He noted that the alleged offence contravened the provisions of Section 317 of 15(c) of the Penal Code.

The Judge, Mr Inuwa Maiwada, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties each in like sum.

Maiwada ordered that one of the sureties must be a chieftain titleholder. He adjourned the case until Nov. 15 for mention.

Subscribe

Latest stories

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here