A downpour in Awka on Monday stalled judgment in the case of burglary and stealing at the Awka Office of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
A 35-year-old welder, Chukwuebuka Ike, is standing trial before a chief magistrates’ court in Amawbia for burgling the office and stealing window profiles.
He, however, pleaded not guilty.
Trial ended on June 3 and Chief Magistrate Mike Anyadiegwu reserved judgment until Monday (June 24).
Although the case was on the court’s cause list for Monday, the judgment could not be delivered due to heavy rain which prevented the defendant and some others from coming to the court.
The chief magistrate adjourned the judgment until June 25.
NAN reports that the defendant allegedly committed the offences on April 21 in contravention of Sections 380(b) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Anambra State, 1991. (NAN)
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu
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