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Samuel pleaded guilty to stealing female bathroom slippers
A 26-year-old man, Chiweiko Samuel on Monday was arraigned before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for stealing female bathroom slippers valued N18,500.
Samuel was accused of stealing 47 pairs of the slippers from one Maduesike Ifenyinwa's shop.
The prosecutor, Christopher Okoliko, told the court that Samuel committed the offence on Sept. 11 at Doyin Market Surulere at about 7 a.m. That the accused went to the shop of the complainant Maduesike Ifenyinwa and stole 47 pairs of the slippers.
Unfortunately for Samuel he was caught when he attempted to run out of the market with the slippers,” he said.
The prosecutor, who told the court that the address of the accused is unknown, said that the offence contravened section 285(1) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2011.
Samuel pleaded guilty when the one-count charge was read to him,
The Magistrate, Mrs M.I. Dan-Oni ruled that the case be adjourned till Sept. 22 for facts and sentencing.