A Grade I, Area Court, Mpape, Abuja on Monday ordered that a 36-year-old businessman, Mohammed Ibrahim, who allegedly stole 900 bags of cement, be remanded in prison custody, pending a police investigation. Ibrahim, of Wuse II, Abuja is charged with two counts of joint act and theft. The Judge, Malam Salihu Ibrahim, adjourned the case until July 9, to enable police to conclude investigations. Ibrahim said that on June 12, around Dutse Alhaji junction, Abuja, the defendant and one other, now at large, diverted a truck loaded with 900 bags of cement belonging to Igweka and co. based in Abuja. After the charges were read to him, the defendant pleaded not guilty.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 01, 2019 14:15 UTC