The trio of Sikiru Oyedokun elderly 50, 46-year-old Oladimeji Monsuru and 33-year-old Abraham Ebenezer operating with ATC Nigeria Bottom Station, Ogijo had been on Tuesday dragged earlier than Ogun Shape 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 feature of Ibadan Electrical energy Distribution Corporate.
The offence was once mentioned to were dedicated between September 17, 2019, to Might 5, 2022, and August 3, 2023, to December 5, 2024, at Website ID: Refuse. OG0061, ATC Nigeria Bottom Station in Ogijo, within the Sagamu Magisterial district
The suspects had been arraigned on two-count fees of fraudulent appropriation of electrical energy, an offence opposite to and punishable below Category 516 of the Felony Code rules of Ogun Shape of Nigeria 2006 in addition to illegal peace of electrical energy energy, an offence opposite to and punishable below Category 400 of the Felony Code rules of Ogun Shape of Nigeria, 2006
The price sheet sighted by means of our correspondent reads, “That you just, Sikiru Oyedokun ‘M’, Oladimeji Monsuru ‘M’, Abraham Ebenezer ‘M’ and others at massive between seventeenth September 2019 to fifth Might 2022 and third August 2023 to fifth December 2024 at Website ID: Refuse. OG0061, ATC Nigeria Bottom Station in Ogijo, Ogun Shape within the Sagamu Magisterial District did unlawfully conspire in combination to dedicate an offence to wit fraudulent appropriation of electrical energy (energy) and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable below Category 516 of the Felony Code rules of Ogun Shape of Nigeria 2006.
“That you, Sikiru Oyedokun ‘M’, Oladimeji Monsuru ‘M’, Abraham Ebenezer ‘M’ and others at large on the same months, years and place in the aforementioned magisterial district did wilfully and unlawfully divert the use of electricity (power) to Site 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 Electricity Distribution Company and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 400 of the Criminal Code laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.”
The defendants pleaded no longer accountable to the fees in opposition to them.
The defendants’ suggest pleaded with the courtroom to lend the suspects bail in maximum unselfish phrases, pronouncing that they’re most effective workers of the corporate and no longer the landlord of the corporate the place the alleged power robbery passed off.
Justice of the Peace Olayinka Idowu granted every of the accused N7m bail with one surety every who should are living within the condition with landed homes inside the magisterial district and should possess proof of tax fee to Ogun condition govt.
The subject was once thereafter adjourned until January 9 and 10, 2025, for trial.