Dutse Magistrates’ Court has remanded a 42-year-old plumber, Abubakar Adaji from Galadimawa village, Abuja, in prison for stealing cement worth N1.6m.
The police charged Adaji with joint act, cheating, and theft.
According to the prosecuting counsel, Babajide Olanipekun, Adaji conspired with two others at large to cheat Abah Martins of cement worth N1.6 million in 2023. Adaji and his accomplices allegedly ordered 60 bags of cement from Martins’ shop in Guidna village on August 31, with the intention of paying after delivery, but were caught.
The offence, Olanipekun stated, contravenes sections 79, 322, and 287 of the Penal Code.
Adaji however pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Magistrate Abdullahi Ilelah adjourned the matter until September 30 for hearing.
