A 70-year-old man, Musa Ibrahim, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to stealing 30 litres of diesel worth N12,000.

Ibrahim pleaded guilty alongside 27-year-old Victor Omale; while 62-year-old Olalekan Salau, who was arraigned together with them, pleaded not guilty.

Salau allegedly used his taxi cab to convey Omale and the stolen fuel to Ibrahim’s place

Magistrate A.A. Paul of the Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court ruled that he would not grant bail to Salau until sentencing of Ibrahim and Omale.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Christopher Okoliko, had told the court that Ibrahim and Omale stole the diesel on Yesufu Sanusi Street, Surulere, Lagos, on April 15 at 6.15a.m.

He said that Omale stole the diesel belonging to Mr. Arthur Nwachukwu and used a taxi to deliver it to Ibrahim.