28-year old Nurudeen Sulaimon
was arrested by Policemen attached to Igando Division for allegedly
stealing an infant formula worth N45,000 in a supermarket to feed his
newborn baby.
Nurudeen was said to have gone to a
supermarket on Oduso close where he allegedly stole some tins of SMS
Gold infant formula, unknown to him that he was being viewed from the
Close Circuit Television installed in the supermarket.
He was nabbed on his way out by private
security and then handed over to the police. At the station, Nurudeen
was reported have been begging for forgiveness saying that poverty led
him to the act. He said that the cry of his newborn baby pushed him to
steal.
He is reported to have pleaded not guilty in court where the presiding Magistrate, A. A. Fashola granted him bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
Nurudeen is to appear in court on April 27th 2016 but will be remanded in prison pending when he’ll be able to perfect his bail.
