By Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo

|

A 35-year-old motorcyclist, Mathew Adeyeba, has been arraigned before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court over alleged theft of motorcycle valued at N350,000.
The accused person committed the offence sometimes in October 2019 at Eyiowukawi Area, Ondo Road in Ile-Ife.
The prosecutor, Inspector Sunday Osanyintuyi told the court that the accused person allegedly stole an unregistered Boxer motorcycle valued at N350,000, property of one Henry Agu.
He explained that the accused person collected the Boxer motorcycle on hire purchase from the complainant with agreement to pay the N350,000 on weekly installments of N9,000.
The prosecutor said that the accused person after paying a few installments had refused to pay any more since 2020 and converted the motorcycle to his own use.
Osayintuyi further said that subsequently the accused person cheated Henry Agu by selling the motorcycle given to him on hire purchase to another person without the consent of the owner.
The offence committed contravened Sections 390(9) and 421 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2002.
The accused person, however, pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of stealing and cheating.
The Defence Counsel, Mr Reuben Abednego prayed the court to grant his client bail in most liberal term, promising that his client would not jump bail, but provide reliable sureties.
The Magistrate, Adewumi Oyebadejo granted the accused person bail in the sum of N100,000 with one surety in like sum.
Oyebadejo added that the surety must swear to affidavit of means, must be resident within the court jurisdiction as well as produce three recent profile photographs each.
The case was adjourned till September 29, for hearing.