A 35-year-old man, Taye Salau, has been brought before an Akungba-Akoko Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State over the alleged theft of household items worth N87,000.
Salau was arraigned on a two-count charge of stealing, with the prosecution alleging that the incident occurred around 10am on September 5, 2026, at No. 262, Rotowa Street, Ayepe, Iwaro-Oka Akoko.
According to the prosecution, the complainant, Balogun Pius, reported that Salau allegedly took the items from his property without his consent.
The prosecutor, Inspector Olasunkanmi Boboye, listed the allegedly stolen items as a 3kg gas cylinder valued at N20,000, two bundles of used iron sheets worth N52,000, a stainless steel bowl valued at N7,000 and a charcoal pot worth N8,000.
Boboye told the court that the alleged offences violated Section 383(1) of the Criminal Code and were punishable under Section 390(9) of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Volume I, Laws of Ondo State, 2006.
When the charges were read to him, Salau pleaded not guilty. The court was also informed that he had previously appeared before it in connection with another matter.
Defence counsel, Prince T.M. Agbede, urged the court to admit his client to bail, following which Magistrate Kolapo Kolawole granted Salau bail in the sum of N500,000.
The court adjourned the case until September 23, 2026, for further hearing.
