A man arrested in Adamawa State over the alleged theft of a motorcycle has been re-arrested for allegedly stealing a police officer’s bag containing a mobile phone and N278,000 while in police custody.
The suspect, identified as Abubakar Isah, a resident of Mubi, was initially taken into custody over allegations that he stole a motorcycle belonging to a member of the public.
However, while in custody, Isah allegedly stole a bag belonging to a female police exhibit keeper. The bag reportedly contained her mobile phone and N278,000 in cash.
Police operatives subsequently re-arrested the suspect and recovered the stolen phone and money.
He was later arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court No. 2 in Jimeta, Yola, where Magistrate Zainab Buba ordered that he be remanded in prison custody.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Umar Abdullahi, sought an adjournment to allow the police to forward the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.
The court subsequently adjourned the case for further proceedings.