The police have arrested a 32-year-old carpenter at Eko Atlantic City, Francis Humbe, for allegedly burglarising a firm, Eko Pearl Construction Company.
The police said Humbe, from Benue State, was caught by the firm’s security guards carting away 50 meters of armoured electrical cables, valued at N250,000.
The Nation learnt that about 3am on January 4, one of the firm’s guards was on patrol when he allegedly saw the suspect hacking away at the cables with a saw blade.
He raised the alarm and along with his colleagues, they chased the suspect and wrestled him to the ground.
It was gathered that Humbe told the police afterwards that his wages of N2000 per day had not been paid since 2016 and that his wife and newborn were on admission at the hospital with no money to settle their hospital bills.
Humbe, of 20, Oguntolu Street, Ijaiye, Lagos, was arraigned yesterday at an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on a charge marked Q/01/2017.
He is standing trial before Mr P. A. Adekomaya on a count of stealing.
Prosecuting Corporal Friday Mameh told the court the offence contravened Section 285(7) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.
Humbe pleaded not guilty to the charge.
He was admitted to bail at N50,000 with two sureties in the like sum and adjourned.
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