A 30-year-old man, Adeniyi Akinpelu, on Wednesday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing pigs.
The defendant whose residential address was not provided, is standing trial on a charge of stealing.
The prosecutor, Insp Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant committed the offence between October 12, 2024 and Dec. 3, 2024 in Ado-Ekiti.
He said the defendant stole five pigs that were kept in his care.
According to him, the pigs belong to the complainant, one Mr Balogun Opeyemi.
Apata said the offence contravened Section 302 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
He urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him study the file and assemble his witnesses.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him.
Counsel to the defendant, Mr Opeyemi Esan, urged the court to grant the defendant bail with a promise that he would not jump bail.
In her ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Mrs Taiwo Ajibade, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N200,000 with one surety in like sum.
She adjourned the case until Feb.14 for hearing.