Issac Ogbonna, 28, has been charged with conspiring to commit misdemeanors and felonies, malicious damage, assault, and theft before Magistrate O.Y. Adefope of the Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court.

Four counts of conspiracy to commit misdemeanors and felonies, malicious damage, assault, and theft were brought against the defendant at the time of his arraignment.

According to information obtained, on March 8, 2024, Yaba College of Technology Chief Security Officer Adebule Adejoke reported Ogbonna and other as-yet-unknown individuals for assaulting one Emmanuel Elebeonu by striking him on the head with a stick and breaking his Tecno Pop 4 smartphone, which is valued at N41,000.

Additionally, it was reported that he took an Itel power bank worth N21,000, an iPhone 12 Pro Max worth N470,000, Oraimo airpods worth N26,000, and an HP portable laptop valued at N215,000, for a total of N732,000.00 that belonged to Elebeonu.

As soon as the suspect was apprehended and brought to the police station, the victim was hurried to the hospital for treatment.

The defendant committed the alleged offenses on March 8, 2024, according to prosecutor Haruna Magaji, who also stated that the offenses violated sections 411, 280(1), 287(1), 172, and 350 of the Lagos State, 2015 Criminal Law.

The accused entered a not guilty plea to each of the four charges brought against him.The magistrate gave an order for the payment of N500,000 as bail after hearing the plea. The matter will now be heard on April 17, 2024.

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