Okwudili Orji, 42, was charged on Monday with theft of iron rods worth N5 million from the Ejigbo neighborhood of Lagos State.
Orji appeared in front of Chief Magistrate Patrick Nwaka at the Yaba Magistrates’ Court and was charged with two offenses that had elements of theft.
Sections 314 and 287 of the Lagos State 2015 Criminal Law were violated, the prosecutor, Cyril Ejiofor, informed the court.
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The charge read in part, “That you, Okwudili Orji, sometime in the month of September 2022, around 9am, at Bucknor Junction, Ejigbo, Lagos State, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did fraudulently obtained iron rods worth N5m, from one Uzoma Patrick, a representation which you knew to be false, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.”
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The defence counsel, N. C. Okparauwa, pleaded with the court to admit his client to bail in the most liberal terms.
With no argument against the plea by the prosecution, the magistrate admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N1m with two responsible sureties in like sum.
He ordered that the sureties must be gainfully employed in Lagos State and not self-employed, and also must present a three years tax clearance receipt verifiable by the court
Magistrate Nwaka adjourned the case till August 28, 2023, for mention.
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