Two men, Ibrahim Mukarla and Kabiru Umar, were on Monday arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court in Asokoro, Abuja, over alleged theft of a car.
Mukarla and Umar are standing trial on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and theft, to which they pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Helen Ochai, told the court that the matter was reported at the Jabi Police Station on Feb. 3, by the complainant, Ogale Erinma.
Ochai said that Mukarla stole the car from his principal, Erinma, and traveled to Ankpa with the intention of selling it before being apprehended.
She said that the defendants confessed to the crime after the vehicle was found in their possession
The Magistrate, Lami Sani, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N50,000 each, with one surety each in like sum.
Sani adjourned the case until April 22, for trial.
