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Five clearing agents were on Monday arraigned at an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing a container-load of fish worth N16m.
The men – Uawuchola Friday (36), Joshua Mairinga (48), Nwabueze Ogbonna (28), Anslem Ikeokwu (39) and Eze Humphery (40) – were charged before Chief Magistrate Adesola Ikpatt with conspiracy, stealing and receiving stolen property.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
Prosecutor Innocent Effiong said the men stole a 40-feet container containing cartons of fish, belonging to Femi Olawoore.
“1,400 cartons of fish were diverted from the wharf to one of the defendants, Humphery. Humphery bought the fish from them, knowing the goods were stolen,” he said.
Effiong said the incident happened at the Apapa Wharf on March 14.
The offences were said to have contravened sections 285, 326 and 409 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State 2011.
Magistrate Ikpatt granted the defendants bail in the sum of N1m and sureties in like sum.
She subsequently adjourned the case till August 1 for mention.
Culled from Punch Metro.
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