A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday ordered that a 20-year-old scavenger, Ali Ibrahim, should be remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Service in Suleja for allegedly stealing church property.
The police charged Ibrahim, whose address was not provided, with criminal trespass and theft.
Ibrahim pleaded not guilty to the offence
The Judge, Sulyman Ola, adjourned the case until Nov. 15, for hearing.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Chinedu Ogada, told the court that the complainant, Ayo Dele of The Redeem Church, New Birth Assembly, located in Dawaki Abuja, reported the matter at the Dawaki Police Station on Aug. 26
Ogada said that the complainant claimed that on the said date, he found the church was forcefully opened, and a 5.5 KVA generator, a 40-inche LG plasma television and a keyboard were stolen.
He also told the court that a student mattress and other valuables, whose values were yet to be ascertained, were also stolen.
Ogada said that on Aug.29, the defendant was arrested and brought to the station, and during police interrogation, he confessed to have stolen the items from a church.
He said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 348 and 288 of Penal Code.
