A 39-year-old man has been arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, for allegedly stealing a pregnant female dog valued at N500,000.
The defendant, Joseph Raphael, was arraigned by the Ondo State Police on a three-count charge bordering on stealing.
The crime contravenes sections 390(9), 495 and 516 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Volume 1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
The police prosecutor, Adebayo Sulaiman, told the court that Raphael, alongside others still at large, committed the offences in October 2025.
According to the prosecutor, the defendant stole the dog belonging to one Bernard Monday at Atabioloko Street, behind Federal Girls College, Akure, the state capital.
While applying for bail for the defendant, his counsel, Ogboye, assured the court that dependable and reliable sureties would be provided.
The magistrate, Damilola Sekoni, however, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in the same amount, directing that the sureties must present affidavits of means, provide two passport photographs each of themselves and the defendant, and show proof of gainful employment.
With the magistrate also directing the registrar to verify the addresses of the sureties, the case was subsequently adjourned till January 16, 2026, for hearing.
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