A 37-year-old man, Godwin Idumu, on Monday, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing four bibles valued at N72, 230 from a supermarket.
The defendant, a sales representative who resides at 9 Emmanuel Street, Maryland, Lagos, is being tried for defilement and stealing.
The prosecutor, Inspector Felicia Okwori, told the court that the offences were committed on December 4, 2021, and June 3, 2022, at Ebeano Supermarket located at the GRA, Ikeja.
Okwori told the court that the defendant was at the supermarket in December and stole two Bibles valued at N51, 080, adding that he was seen through the Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) after he had gone.
The prosecutor further said the defendant returned to the same supermarket and stole two more Bibles valued at N21,150, adding that he was nabbed on his way out of the premises.
The total value of the Bibles he stole, Okwori continued, was N72, 230 property of Ebeano Supermarket.
The offences, according to the prosecutor, contravened Sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Magistrate, Mrs. H. B Mogaji, granted the defendant bail of N200,000 with one surety in like sum.
She, thereafter, adjourned the case to November 25 for trial.
– NAN