Police on Thursday arraigned a 43-year-old applicant, Lukman Afolabi, before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing telecoms parts worth N1.5 million.
The defendant, whose residential address was not provided, is standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Benedict Aigbokhan, had told the court that the defendant and others at large committed the offences on July 10, at about 4:50a.m. at MTN mask site 159, situated at Ogison Street, Egan, Igando area of Lagos.
He alleged that the defendant stole two moister batteries and three ratifine modules, all valued at N1.5 million, property of MTN Telecommunication company.
He said the offences contravened Sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Magistrate, Mr E. O. Ogunkanmi, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
He ordered that the sureties must provide evidence of tax payments to the Lagos State Government as part of the bail conditions.
Ogunkanmi adjourned the case until Oct. 2 for mention.