Lagos – The police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned a beggar, Aminat Aliyu, 48, before an Oshodi Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly absconding with N250,000 belonging to one Malam Ya’u Yusuf and 11 other beggars.
The accused who resides at Carol market, Oshodi, is facing a two-court charge of obtaining money under false pretences and stealing.
The police prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that the accused committed the offence sometime between August and October at 17, Araromi St., Oshodi.
He said that the accused obtained N250,000 from her victims at Araromi and Cairo markets respectively.
Olatunde said that Aliyu collected the money under the false pretence of helping them to keep it till when it would be needed .
“The accused collected various sums of money in the name of contribution from the physically challenged beggars.
“The beggars have been contributing money they have been receiving from people from August to October to the accused for safe keeping,” he said.
Olatunde said that the accused converted the said money to her own use.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened sections 285 and 312 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, 2012.
When the charge sheet was read to her, Aliyu pleaded not guilty.
The magistrate, Mrs M.R. Osho-Adebiyi, granted the accused bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum. (NAN)
Common sense is indeed not common.
Posted: at 7-11-2012 06:27 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
dis picture of beggers wit all these children,they want get beggers autonmous.make them stop bringing children into this world to suffer. govt abeg buy condoms share them.ageb ohhh
Posted: at 7-11-2012 07:51 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Dis beggars na big boys n girls o!250,000 in jst 3months and they go don dey 4 dat business 4 yrs nw...anywhere ajanni go settle d mata naim colleagues
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Posted: at 7-11-2012 09:38 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
Dis beggars na big boys n girls o!250,000 in jst 3months and they go don dey 4 dat business 4 yrs nw...anywhere ajanni go settle d mata naim colleagues
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Posted: at 7-11-2012 09:40 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
arsenal123 at 8-11-2012 12:18 AM (12 years ago) (m)
Quote from: mary11 on 7-11-2012 09:38 PM
Dis beggars na big boys n girls o!250,000 in jst 3months and they go don dey 4 dat business 4 yrs nw...anywhere ajanni go settle d mata naim colleagues
Posted: at 8-11-2012 12:18 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
una such say this beggar make this money for just three months..na lie...make them tell us how that money come ....N250,000 in three moths..ok na ,,police don collect N100.000 from the money ..abi na court,,,any of them ..
Posted: at 8-11-2012 01:45 AM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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