On Monday, a Federal High Court in Lagos ordered the remand of six men in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Service for allegedly stealing cosmetics worth N900 million.
Akinmade Oluwaseyi, Michael Okwu, Emmanuel Igbru, Michael Peter, Bright Ogungbeje, and Kingsley Onobrakpeya are charged with conspiracy, stealing, and receiving stolen goods by the Tincan Island Police Command in Apapa, Lagos State.
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They were remanded by Justice Abimbola Awogboro after pleading not guilty to the charges.
Mr. A. J. Dagbo, the prosecutor, told the court that the defendants and others who are still at large allegedly committed the crimes between June 19 and 21, 2022, at Tincan Island Container Terminal, Nigerian Ports Authority, Tincan Island Port, Apapa, Lagos.
He claimed that they banded together and stole nine containers containing cosmetics such as body cream, vaseline, face soap, and other valuable items.
The prosecutor specifically accused Ogungbeje and Onobrakpeya of receiving the nine stolen containers containing the cosmetics from Peter on June 22, 2022, and transporting them to an unknown destination using the MV Aquilla tugboat.
The defendants, on the other hand, denied the allegations.
Source: www.ghgossip.com
