A 24 - year - old man , Felix Olayiwola , said to have been dismissed from the police, on Monday appeared before an Osun State Magistrates Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly stealing a mobile phone and cash belonging to an applicant for police job .
Appearing before Magistrate Modupe Awodele , the police prosecutor , John Idoko , said the defendant committed the offence on August 24 , 2020 at about 8 :30 pm at Osun State Command headquarters of Nigeria Police Force in Osogbo .
Idoko alleged that the defendant stole a bag belonging to Bolaji Ajiboye where he kept a Techno Camon 12 mobile phone valued N 58 , 000.
Also , in the bag stolen by the defendant was the sum of N 25 , 000 belonging to Bolaji , said to be an applicant for police recruitment .
The offences were contrary to Section 383 and punishable under Section 390( 9 ) of the Criminal Code , Cap 34 Vol . II Law of Osun State , 2002 .
The defendant , however , pleaded not guilty to the one count pressed against him .
His counsel , O. O. Oladele, moved for his bail , saying Olayiwola had been dismissed from the police over the offence .
But Idoko opposed the bail application, saying the defendant would jump bail .
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