Two men, Prince Friday, 31; and Alex Kalu, 34; who allegedly stole three Coleman rolls of cable worth N450, 000, on Friday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
The men, whose residential addresses were not given, pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
The Prosecutor, Insp Courage Ekhueorohan, told the court that the men and some others still at large committed the offences on June 14, at No 35, Dosunmu St., Obele, Surulere, Lagos.
Ekhueorohan alleged that the duo conspired to steal three Coleman rolls of cable worth N450,000, property of Megamound Investment Ltd.
He said that the defendants were caught before they carted the cable and were immediately taken to the police station.
The offences, Ekhueorohan said, contravene Sections 180 (a) (i) and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The Magistrate, Mrs O.O Otitoju, granted the men bail in the sum of N200,000 with two responsible sureties each in like sum.
She said that the sureties must have a means of livelihood and their addresses verified by the court
Otitoju adjourned the matter until July 12, for substantive trial.