An old man, alongside others, has made a stunning confession of how he made away with several litres of diesel.
Musa Ibrahim, a 70-year-old man, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to stealing 30 litres of diesel worth N12,000.
According to Punch Metro, Ibrahim pleaded guilty alongside 27-year-old Victor Omale; while 62-year-old Olalekan Salau, who was arraigned together with them, pleaded not guilty.
Salau allegedly used his taxi cab to convey Omale and the stolen fuel to Ibrahim’s place.
Magistrate A.A. Paul of the Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court ruled that he would not grant bail to Salau until sentencing of Ibrahim and Omale.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Christopher Okoliko, had told the court that Ibrahim and Omale stole the diesel on Yesufu Sanusi Street, Surulere, Lagos, on April 15 at 6.15a.m.
He said that Omale stole the diesel belonging to Mr. Arthur Nwachukwu and used a taxi to deliver it to Ibrahim.
“The taxi driver, Salau, was also arrested. Nwachukwu, who raised an alarm in his neighbourhood about the incident, got a neighbour who witnessed that he saw Omale delivering the diesel to Ibrahim.
“Hence, the accused, whose addresses were not provided, were charged with conspiracy, stealing and receiving stolen goods,” he said.
The prosecutor said the offences contravened sections 409, 285(1) and 326(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.