The police on Friday arraigned a 19-year-old man, Karim Sodiq, before an Ona-Ara Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing a cell phone inside a mosque.
Sodiq, whose address was not provided, was charged with stealing and house breaking, to which he, however, pleaded not guilty.
The Prosecutor, Insp Adeshina Folaranmi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on May 21, at about 7.50 p.m. at Oju-Aba Mosque, Moniya area of Ibadan.
Folaranmi said that the defendant constructively broke into the mosque and stole an Infinix smart 6 phone, worth N100,000, belonging to one Akorede Suliyat.
He said that the offences contravened Sections 415 and 390(9) of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
The Magistrate, Mr Ayorinde Ayo-Alagbe, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N200,000, with two reliable sureties in like sum.
He adjourned the case till Aug. 15 for hearing.