The man identified as Abubakar Isah, a resident of Mubi, was initially arrested by the police over an allegation of stealing a motorcycle from a member of the public.
While in police custody, he allegedly stole a female police exhibit keeper’s bag containing her mobile phone and N278,000 cash.
The police thereafter arraigned him before Chief Magistrate Court No. 2, Jimeta, Yola, where Magistrate Zainab Buba ordered that he be remanded in prison custody.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Umar Abdullahi, requested an adjournment to enable the police forward the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice. The case was adjourned for further proceedings.
