An Osun State Magistrate court sitting in Ilesa, has remanded three suspects in police custody for allegedly stealing transformer cables valued at seven hundred thousand naira at the palace of the Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran.
The alleged suspects, Owolabi Abimbola (33), Sulaiman Mutiu (25), Samson Oluwafemi (25), and others now at large are facing four-count charges on the committed offence.
The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Adigun Kehinde said the stolen transformer cables were the property of IBEDC Ilesa branch stolen at the Owa’s palace on May 11, 2022.
He argued that the offense contravened the state Criminal Code.
However, the suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them.
In his ruling, the presiding Magistrate, A.O Awodele fixed tomorrow for further hearing on the case and ordered that the defendants should be kept in Police custody.
Isaac Haastrup
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