A 28-year-old man, Jubril Aja has been remanded in prison by an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court after he confessed to stealing water taps worth N10,000 from a mosque.

According to the prosecutor, Inspector George Nwosu, the accused stole the taps from Allahu Walidu Central Mosque, Dopemu, Lagos on September 11.

Nwosu said, “The accused came into the mosque with the pretext to pray. He sat at the water side pretending to do ablution and removed two installed tap heads, packaged them inside his bag and took to his heels.

“When a worshiper got to the tap to wash before entering the mosque for prayer, he discovered that the tap heads had been removed again and he raised alarm.

“The accused was given a hot chase and apprehended. When he was searched, those stolen items were recovered.”

The Magistrate, Mr. A. Adesanya remanded him in prison and adjourned the case to September 21.

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