Mobosi Ikechukwu, 32, was
arraigned before Mr B. A. Sonuga.
Prosecuting Corporal Friday
Mameh said Ikechukwu was assigned by the transport network firm to pick up Mrs
Fatima Eshotune, who requested for a driver on the night of February 28.
The driver with American
online car hire service firm, Uber, was yesterday arraigned before an Igbosere
Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing his passenger’s N235,000 phone.
Ikechukwu picked her up in
his Toyota Corolla saloon car marked SMK124EJ, and along the way, she requested
to charge her phone on a device in the car.
The police said the
complainant forgot the phone, a gold Samsung Galaxy S6 valued at N235,000, in
the car when she got off at about 8:10pm, at 16, Agodogba Street, Parkview
Estate, Ikoyi.
The defendant denied seeing
the phone.
The prosecutor said the
offence contravened Section 287 (9)(c) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State,
2011. The defendant pleaded not guilty.
Magistrate Sonuga granted
him N200,000 bail with two sureties in the like sum and adjourned till May 15.
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