A 20-year-old Musa Bashiru, on Wednesday pleaded guilty before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan to stealing iron rods valued at N257,000.
Bashiru, whose residential address was not disclosed, was arraigned on a charge of theft.
Following his guilty plea, the Magistrate, Mrs Olasinmibo Sanusi, adjourned the case until June 4, for a review of the facts and subsequent judgment.
Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Olagoke Adegbenro, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 29 at about 11:00 a.m. in the Oluyole area of Ibadan.
Adegbenro alleged that Bashiru stole 25 full-length iron rods worth N257, 000 belonging to Green Pasture Farms, Oluyole, Ibadan.
According to the prosecutor, the offence contravenes Section 390(9) of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000. (NAN)