Woman in court for allegedly stealing iPhone 14 Pro, four phones in church

<p>The Police on Monday arraigned a mother of two at the Wuse Zone II Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing phones during a church service.</p>, <p>The 26-year-old defendant, Chisom Nwogbo, who claims to be a makeup artist, is facing a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and theft, accusations she denies.</p>, <p>Police prosecutor Oyeyemi Adeniyi told the court that the case was reported by one Miss Esther Silas of Mana Apartment, Dawaki, Abuja, through a petition to the Commissioner of Police in Abuja on Sept. 13.</p>, <p>Oyeyemi alleged that the defendant on Sept. 10 disguised as a worshipper and went to Inspiration Life Community Church, located in the Jahi area of Abuja, to commit the crime.</p>, <p>He added that Nwogbo stole five phones; iPhone 14 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy A32, iPhone X5, Techno Pop 5, another Samsung Galaxy model and a black handbag belonging to the complainant and her friends.</p>, <p>According to him, during investigation, the phones were traced to Idu, Abuja, where the defendant was arrested.</p>, <p>He further explained that the black handbag, Techno and iPhones were recovered during a search of the defendant’s house.</p>, <p>“She also confessed to the police to have sold the other phones to one Paul, popularly known as Daddy Fresh, who is now at large.</p>, <p>“The defendant confessed to the police that she had been to five different churches within FCT and stolen phones of worshippers using similar tactics,” he said.</p>, <p>Oyeyemi said it was later revealed that the sum of N150,000 and N1.3 million belonging to the complainants were withdrawn from their accounts.</p>, <p>He noted that iPhone XS and Samsung, valued at N2 million, were also recovered from the defendant.</p>, <p>According to the prosecutor, the offences contravened the provisions of sections 97 and 288 of the Penal Code.</p>, <p>The defence counsel, Ophie Ogheneyerowho, applied for bail for his client, stating that “the defendant is currently nursing a baby.”</p>, <p>He added that the defendant had cooper