"A 20-year-old student, Jinung John, on Tuesday appeared before a Jos Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing 19 chickens valued at N345, 000 from a farm.
The accused was, however, granted a bail of N20, 000.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Karimu Bashiru told the court that the complainant, Mr Akoso Joseph, reported the case at Anglo Jos Police Station on June 20.
“The complainant said he was in his house and he heard an unusual noise of the layers in the poultry.
“He rushed to the farm where he sighted the accused and one Michael, now at large, in the pen and they have already stolen 11 fowls.
“When the complainant challenged the accused, he quickly abandoned the chickens and ran away before he was caught,’’ he said.
“When the complainant counted the chickens, he discovered that 19 fowls which he spent N345, 000 to feed were missing.’’
The offences contravened Sections 97, 343, 387 of the Penal Code, Laws of the Federation.
The accused, however, denied the charges.
The Magistrate, Mr Tijani Zololo, who admitted the accused to bail, also granted him two sureties, one of who must be his parent.
He said the sureties should reside within the court’s jurisdiction as part of the bail condition.
No date was fixed for the hearing of the case."
Culled from PUNCH
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