An Ibadan Chief Magistrates’ Court in Mapo, Oyo State, on Thursday remanded a 43-year-old woman, Yinka Kabiru, in a correctional facility for allegedly stealing a bag of rice and clothes valued at N100,000.
Kabiru, whose address was not provided, faces charges of false pretence and theft, to which she pleaded not guilty.
Magistrate O.O. Latunji ordered her remand at the Agodi Correctional Centre after she failed to meet the bail conditions. Kabiru had been granted bail in the sum of N100,000, with two reliable sureties in like amount.
The case was adjourned until March 5 for further hearing.
Earlier, Prosecutor Inspector Oluseye Akinola informed the court that Kabiru committed the crime in November 2024 in the Opeyemi-Idiaro area of Ibadan. Akinola said Kabiru fraudulently obtained a bag of rice worth N85,000 and a ready-made dress worth N15,000 from the complainant, Rukayat Adewale.
“She promised to pay by the end of November, but disappeared. She was later arrested by the police following tips from concerned neighbors,” Akinola said.
The prosecutor noted that the offences contravened Sections 419 and 390(9) of the Criminal Code Cap. 38, Vol. II, Laws of Oyo State.
