Kano: Court sends 2 friends to prison for stealing detergents

Two friends in Kano state have been remanded in a correctional centre for alleged burglary and theft.

A Sharia court ordered the remand of the duo for breaking into a shop and stealing 20 cartons of detergent.

The defendants are Mustapha Dayyab,21, and Aminu Isah,23, all residents of Rijiyar Zaki Quarters Kano.

The police are charging them with criminal conspiracy, shop breaking and theft.

The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, who ordered the remand, also adjourned the matter until July 10 for further mention.

Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Abdul Wada told the court that the defendants committed the offence on June 18 in Abubakar Rimi market Kano.

He said the defendants broke into a shop belonging to Alhaji Abudulrazak Dayyib, the complainant and stole 20 cartons of detergent.

Wada said during the investigation, a bunch of keys were recovered from the defendants.

He said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 97, 239 and 287 of the Kano State Sharia Law.

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