The trio of Sikiru Oyedokun aged 50, 46-year-old Oladimeji Monsuru and 33-year-old Abraham Ebenezer working with ATC Nigeria Base Station, Ogijo had been on Tuesday dragged earlier than Ogun State Justice of the Peace Courtroom, Sagamu, over the fraudulent appropriation of 165,033.18 Kilo Watt of electrical energy valued at N22,887,474.28 being the property of Ibadan Electrical energy Distribution Firm.
The offence was mentioned to have been dedicated between September 17, 2019, to Could 5, 2022, and August 3, 2023, to December 5, 2024, at Website ID: No. OG0061, ATC Nigeria Base Station in Ogijo, within the Sagamu Magisterial district
The suspects had been arraigned on two-count costs of fraudulent appropriation of electrical energy, an offence opposite to and punishable below Part 516 of the Prison Code legal guidelines of Ogun State of Nigeria 2006 in addition to illegal diversion of electrical energy energy, an offence opposite to and punishable below Part 400 of the Prison Code legal guidelines of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006
The cost sheet sighted by our correspondent reads, “That you simply, Sikiru Oyedokun ‘M’, Oladimeji Monsuru ‘M’, Abraham Ebenezer ‘M’ and others at giant between seventeenth September 2019 to fifth Could 2022 and third August 2023 to fifth December 2024 at Website ID: No. OG0061, ATC Nigeria Base Station in Ogijo, Ogun State within the Sagamu Magisterial District did unlawfully conspire collectively to commit an offence to wit fraudulent appropriation of electrical energy (energy) and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable below Part 516 of the Prison Code legal guidelines of Ogun State of Nigeria 2006.
“That you simply, Sikiru Oyedokun ‘M’, Oladimeji Monsuru ‘M’, Abraham Ebenezer ‘M’ and others at giant on the identical months, years and place within the aforementioned magisterial district did wilfully and unlawfully divert using electrical energy (energy) to Website ID: No. OG0061, ATC Nigeria Base Station at Ogijo Ogun State to the quantum of 165,033.18 Kilo Watt Hour valued at N 22,887,474.28 property of Ibadan Electrical energy Distribution Firm and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable below part 400 of the Prison Code legal guidelines of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.”
The defendants pleaded not responsible to the costs towards them.
The defendants’ counsel pleaded with the court docket to grant the suspects bail in most liberal phrases, saying that they’re solely staff of the corporate and never the proprietor of the corporate the place the alleged power theft occurred.
Justice of the Peace Olayinka Idowu granted every of the accused N7m bail with one surety every who should reside within the state with landed properties inside the magisterial district and should possess proof of tax cost to Ogun state authorities.
The matter was thereafter adjourned until January 9 and 10, 2025, for trial.