A manager at the Cash-n-Carry Nigeria Limited, Himanshu Joshi, has been dragged before the Yaba Magistrates’ Court, in the Yaba area of Lagos State for allegedly stealing N32m belonging to his employer.
28-year-old Joshi, who is of Indian origin was arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command on Friday.
The defendant was arraigned before Magistrate O. Y. Adefope, who held brief for A. O. Salawu on one count of stealing.
According to the prosecutor, Magaji Haruna, who was holding a brief for Godwin Oriabure, the offence, punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015, was committed at Lenox Mall, Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State, between July 2022 and June 2023.
The charge read, “That you, Himanshu Joshi, at the Lenox Mall, Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, between July 2022 and June 2023, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did steal N32m, property of the Cash-n-Carry Nigeria Limited and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.”
The defendant however pleaded not guilty to the charge.
In another development, a Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State, on Friday, ordered the remand of 11 suspected cult members for alleged cultism and murder in the state.
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The defendants were arraigned before Chief Magistrate O. Y Adefope, on one count of conspiracy, membership of an unlawful society and murder of three members of another cult group.
According to the prosecutor, Haruna Magaji, the cultists, on May 23, 2023, gathered at the Ikorodu area of the state, planned and carried out an ambush against members of the Aiye Confraternity in the Ogolontoto area of the state and allegedly murdered three rival members including Saheed, Ope and one David.
He said one of the suspects, identified simply as Enigbokan, was arrested, adding that he led policemen to arrest 10 other suspects linked to the crime.
Magaji told the court that the offences contravened Section 2 (3)(a)(b)(d)(e) of the Unlawful Society and Cultism Laws of Lagos State 2021.
The charge read, “That you, Richard Enigbokan, 24, Ricky Dickson, 24, Ani Daniel, 24, John Samuel, 24, Abiodun Rasaq, 24, Olawale Olabode, 24, David Okunsanmi, 23, Victor Ogbolu, 23, Njoku Monday, 23, Segun Adeniran, 22, and Moshood Olawale, 22, on May 26, 2023, at Majidun/Ogolanto, Ikorodu, Lagos State, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did unlawfully belong and manage a secret society known as Eiye Confraternity, knowing it to be unlawful and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 2 (3)(a)(b)(d)(e) of the Unlawful Society and Cultism Laws of Lagos State 2021.”
The charge was read to the defendants but their pleas were not taken.
Magaji requested that the defendants be remanded pending the completion of the investigation.
The Magistrate remanded the defendants to the correctional centre pending legal advice from the DPP and adjourned the case till August 11, 2023.