JSS pupil lands in prison for stealing N200

An 18-year-old secondary school pupil, Sadiq
Adegbite, who allegedly stole N200 from a fellow
pupil and used charm to harass other colleagues,
was on Thursday brought before an Ogudu
Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

The accused, a pupil of Junior High School, Ogudu,
Lagos, is facing a three counts of conspiracy,
stealing and disorderly conduct.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Lucky Ihiehie, said the
complainant, a 15-year-old student of the school,
came to Ogudu Police Station to report the
incident.

He said while the complainant was returning from
school at Emmanuel Street, Ogudu, he was
stopped by the accused and some of his friends
now at large.

“They were harassing him and searching his
pockets for money and they even beat him up.
“They dispossessed him of his N200 transport fare
which was the only money he had in his pocket.

“A senior student came to the complainant’s
rescue and the accused brought out some charms
from his pocket to scare them before the police
came,” he said.
Ihiehie told the court that the accused’s friends ran
away on sighting the police.
The offences contravened Sections 166 (d), 285
and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Adegbite, however, pleaded not guilty.

His counsel, Olusegun Aghahowa, pleaded with the
court to grant him bail on liberal terms
considering his age.

In her ruling, the Magistrate, Mrs O. Sule-Amzat,
admitted the accused to a bail of N10, 000 with
two sureties, one of who must be a blood relative
of the accused with an evidence of gainful
employment.
The case was adjourned to November 1 for trial.