The President of the Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan, Mrs Imoleayo Akinrodoye, on Tuesday, remanded five suspects for alleged theft of 120 tubers of yam.
The accused – Biodun Ayodele (20), Michael Adebayo (19), Lukman Ahmed (22), Arisekola Ridwan (20), and Kayode Suleiman (45) – were granted bail, but failed to meet the conditions for their release.
The accused were consequently remanded in custody.
Akinrodoye had admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N150,000 with one reliable surety each in like sum.
The court president adjourned the case till October 17 for continuation of hearing.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the police prosecutor, Sergeant Ayodele Ayeni, had earlier informed the court that the five suspects were arraigned on three counts bordering on conspiracy, unlawful breaking in and stealing.
Ayeni said Ayodele, Adebayo, Ahmed, Arisekola and Suleiman committed the crime on September 22 around 5am in the Bere area of Ibadan.
According to the prosecutor, the first, second, third and fourth accused broke into shops where tubers of yams meant for sale were kept and stole 120 pieces, which they sold to the fifth accused.
He further said the yam tubers, valued at N40,000, belonged to Kazeem Oladeni and Jamiu Salami, traders at the Oja-Oba Market in Ibadan, Oyo State.
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