A 38-year-old commercial driver, Adumati Ojo, was on Monday, September 23, 2024, arraigned before the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, for allegedly stealing a she-goat.

Ojo is facing a two-count charge of stealing and breach of peace.

The prosecutor, Inspector Olubu Apata, told the court that the driver committed the offences at about 8:00 a.m. in the Atikankan area of Ado-Ekiti.

Apata said Ojo stole the goat at Iloro-Ekiti in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

Apata added that the defendant also conducted himself in a manner likely to cause the breach of peace.

He said: “Ojo, as a commercial driver, drove from Iloro-Ekiti to Ado-Ekiti with the stolen she-goat.

“He sold it to a goat meat seller at Atikankan in Ado-Ekiti before he was arrested by the police while waiting to collect his money.”

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The prosecutor asked the court for an adjournment to enable him to study the case file and present his witnesses.

According to him, the offences contravene Sections 345 and 181(d) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.

The driver pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.

The defence counsel, Gbenga Ariyibi, urged the court to grant Ojo bail with a promise that he would not jump bail.

The Chief Magistrate, Taiwo Ajibade, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N20,000 with one surety in like sum.

Ajibade, therefore, adjourned the case until October 10, 2024, for hearing.

The Star