Police arraign man for alleged N20.2m theft

<p>The Police Command in Lagos State, on Monday, arraigned a 29-year-old man, Odo Martins, for allegedly stealing N20.2 million belonging to QNET Network Company.</p>, <p>Martins, whose residential address was not provided, is facing a four-count charge of conspiracy, fraudulently obtaining, stealing and breach of peace.</p>, <p>The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.</p>, <p>The prosecutor, SP Josephine Ikhayere, told the court that the defendant had on Aug. 18 at about 10:00am in the Abule-Egba area of the state, conspired with three others, now at large, to commit the crime.</p>, <p>She said the defendant conducted himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace, after collecting the said amount of N20.2 million, by fleeing Lagos State to Enugu.</p>, <p>Ikhayere noted that the offences contravened Sections 411, 314 (B), 168 (D) and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.</p>, <p>The Magistrate, Mr Lateef Owolabi, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N1.5 million, and two responsible sureties in like sum.</p>, <p>Owolabi said that one of the sureties must be a blood relation to the defendant.</p>, <p>He also ordered that both sureties present evidence of three years of tax payment to the Lagos State government.</p>, <p>He adjourned the matter until Nov. 30 for mention. (NAN)</p>