The police in Abuja on Friday arraigned one Godwin Jacob who allegedly stole a grinding machine engine coil and assaulted policemen during arrest.
Jacob, 24, appeared before a Zuba Chief Magistrates’ Court. The resident of Tungamaji Village, Abuja, however, pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Chinedu Ogada, told the court that the complainant, Mohammed Abdullahi of the same address, reported the case at Zuba Police Station on May 31.
Ogada said that, on May 30, the defendant went to the complainant’s grinding machine workshop and made away with his an engine coil worth N850,000.
The prosecutor added that the defendant assaulted two policemen who attempted to arrest him over the alleged theft.
He said that the policemen sustained injuries and were rushed to a hospital for treatment.
The prosecutor said that the policemen spent N24,000 on medical treatment.
He also said that N150,000 belonging to one them was stolen while attempting to arrest the defendant.
Ogada said that during police investigation, the defendant could not give a satisfactory account of himself.
Ogada told the court that the offences contravened Sections 348, 327, 287 and 267 of the Penal Code.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Habiba Bello, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N500,000 and a surety in like sum.
She ordered that the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and produce a means of identification.
She adjourned the case until July 10 for hearing (NAN)
