Everyday, we will bring you at least one bizarre news of 2014. Starting with this — it happened January this year in Kwara State where court ordered a 20 year old boy to pay a whooping sum of N500,000 for stealing kola nut worth N500. Read the news details-
An Omu-Aran Upper Area Court in Kwara has granted bail in the sum of 50, 000 to a 20-year old secondary school student, Kolawole Abiodun for stealing kola nuts worth N500.Abiodun, who lives at Isanlu area of Ilofa, headquarters of Oke-Ero Local Government Area, was arraigned on a two-count charge of trespassing and theft.The Prosecutor, Insp Abibat Ogbaru, told the court that the accused committed the offense on Sunday at a kola nut farm in Igbo-Ijemo, Ilofa.
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Ogbaru said that the accused had about 10. a.m. entered the farm belonging to 67-year-old Bakare Olaoye.
She said that the accused was caught while plucking the kola nuts and handed over to security men.
The prosecutor added that the accused was arrested while in possession of a knife and other items.
She said the offenses contravened sections 287 and 346 of the Penal Code.
The accused pleaded guilty to the charges.
The judge, Mr Adeyemi Fagbemi, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
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He adjourned the case to Feb. 11 for further hearing
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