An Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State has remanded Victor Orlando, 22, after he pleaded guilty to stealing two television sets from a church.
Miss K. A. Ariyo, the Magistrate on Friday ordered that Orlando be held in a correctional centre until a review of the case’s facts and judgment.
Ariyo adjourned the case until June 11 for a review of facts and decision.
Earlier, the prosecution, ASP Benedict Aigbokhan, informed the court that the defendant committed the offense on May 13 at 4:00 a.m. at No. 5, Okunogbe Street, Egbe, Ikotun, Lagos State.
Aigbokhan said that the defendant took a 50-inch plasma television worth ₦600,000 and a 45-inch smart television worth ₦220,000.
The prosecution stated that the television sets belonged to the Shining Light Church.
He said that security guards caught the defendant in the act and turned him over to the police.
The prosecution stated that the offense violated Section 287 of Lagos State’s Criminal Law, 2015.