A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of a 25-year-old trader, Abdulrahamdi Muhammad, over the alleged theft of N66,500 cash and two mobile phones worth N139,000.
Muhammad, who resides in Dei-Dei village, Abuja, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge of theft preferred against him.
The judge, Saminu Suleiman, ordered that the defendant be remanded in the Correctional Service facility in Suleja until June 27.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Chinedu Ogada, told the court that the complainant, Mai Anguwn Dahilu Muhammad of API Way, Dei-Dei, Abuja, reported the matter at the Dei-Dei Police Station on May 29.
Ogada said that the complainant informed the police that on that fateful day, he parked his car at Dei-Dei Pantaker Junction, and the defendant criminally and smartly opened his car without his consent.
He told the court that the defendant made off with the complainant’s wallet, containing N66,500, and his two mobile phones, valued at N139,000.
He told the court that the defendant was later caught and handed over to the police for proper investigation.
The prosecution said during the police investigation and interrogation, the defendant made a confessional statement, and the phones were recovered from him.
He further told the court that all efforts to recover the wallet and the money had been futile.
Ogada said that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 288 of the Penal Code.