Monday, September 21, 2026 -An Osi Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State has ordered the remand of an 18-year-old student, Sunday Samuel, and his mother, Blessing Ode, over alleged theft of goods and cash worth about N3.8m from a supermarket at Iju, Ondo State.
The defendants were charged with seven counts bordering on
conspiracy, breaking into a shop, stealing, obstruction of arrest, concealing a
felony and receiving stolen property.
The prosecution alleged that Samuel and others at large
conspired to break into the supermarket belonging to one Obafemi Catherine and
stole goods and cash.
The prosecution said the first incident occurred in 2025 at
College Road, Iju, while another alleged theft took place around 3am on August
27, 2026, at the supermarket opposite Sabo, Iju.
According to the charge sheet, items allegedly stolen during
the incidents included plates, baby products, shoes, clothes, bags, drinks,
cosmetics, food items, perfumes, wine and an Itel Android phone, among others.
The prosecution valued the items allegedly stolen in the
first incident at N1.363million, while those allegedly stolen during the August
27 incident were valued at N2.427million.
The court was also told that Samuel was captured by a
CCTV camera while allegedly breaking into the supermarket.
In counts five to seven, the prosecution accused Samuel’s
mother, Blessing, of attempting to prevent her son’s arrest, concealing some of
the stolen items and receiving some of the alleged stolen property.
The prosecution alleged that when the police went to arrest
Samuel at his mother’s residence on September 2, 2026, she claimed that he was
not at home.
The charge sheet further stated that the door to her room
was eventually forced open, where Samuel was allegedly found lying on her bed.
The prosecution further alleged that Blessing hid some of the items allegedly stolen by her son in a bush and received other stolen items, including an Itel phone, Lisbon drink, CT+ cream, Hummer Code perfume, skin doctor cream, Viva Plus detergent and Maggi, among others.
At the resumed proceedings, the prosecutor, Awana Josephine, urged the court to adjourn the case to enable her study the case file and prepare her witnesses.
However, counsel for the
defendants, Godwin Bernard, prayed the court to admit his clients to bail in
the most liberal terms, assuring that they would be available throughout the
trial.
She opposed the bail
application made by the defence counsel and prayed the court to remand the
defendants in custody, describing the mother as a bad influence on her son.
In her ruling, the
Magistrate, Bukola Ojo, ordered the remand of the defendants in custody.
The magistrate ordered that
Blessing be remanded at the Ondo Correctional Facility, while her son, Samuel,
was remanded at the Olokuta Correctional Centre.
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