A 28-year-old woman, Grace Lawani, was on Tuesday arraigned in a Gudu Upper Area Court in the FCT, for alleged theft of cell phone valued at N48, 000.
Lawani, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a one-count charge of theft.
She, however, denied committing the offense.
The judge, Mr. Umar Kagarko, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N20,000.
Kagarko ordered that the defendant must produce a reliable surety who resides within the jurisdiction of the court and adjourned hearing till March 6.
The prosecutor, Mr. Joshua Ayanna, told the court that one John Nwani of Samuel Akintola Boulevard, Garki II, reported the matter at the Garki Police Station on Jan. 13.
Ayanna said that the complainant met Lawani in Rita Lori Hotel on Dec. 22, 2016, and in the process, she agreed to follow him to his house.
“While at Nwani’s place, she made away with his Techno H7 phone valued at N48, 000 without his consent,’’ he said.
He also said that the defendant converted the cell phone to her personal use.
“Since then, Nwani could not find the defendant until Jan. 13, when he sighted her at Rita Lori Hotel, the same venue he met her the first time,’’ Ayanna said.
The prosecutor said that the offense was contrary to Section 287 of the Penal Code.