Waliu Olamilekan, a 39-year-old fuel station worker from Lagos, has been charged with stealing N3,464,000 from the BFO filling station in Badagry.
A defendant with no known address is on trial on three counts, including unauthorized entrance, malicious damage, and theft. He entered a not guilty plea to all three counts.
The defendant committed the offenses on July 9 at around 11.30 am at Pipeline, Araromi-Ale, Badagry Expressway, Lagos, according to the prosecutor, Inspector Ayodele Adeosun.
Adeosun claimed that the accused reportedly broke into Mrs. Titilope Falola’s office, the station manager, and stole the money.
“He damaged the burglary window valued at N45,000, the bulk room and the drawer of the Manager’s office.
“The defendant also stole the sum of N3, 464,000 million, property of BFO Filling Station.
“The Police recovered the stolen money from where he hid it.
“The offences contravene Sections 307, 339 and 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015,’’ he said.
The Magistrate, Mr T.A Popoola, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N1,000,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Popoola said one of the sureties should produce evidence of a statement of account worth N1m and three years of tax address verification.
She adjourned the case until August 21, for mention. (NAN)