Taiwo Oluwaseun, 24, allegedly stole the items which include some packs of cigarette, alcoholic drinks and beverages belonging to a traditional ruler.
Oluwaseun reportedly took the items from the hotel located on Commercial Avenue in the Sabo area the state.
Oluwaseun was accused of sneaking into the hotel, where he stole items which were valued at N65, 500.
The charge read, "That you, Taiwo Oluwaseun, on October, 3, 2013, around 8am at No 24, Commercial Avenue, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did steal one pack of Power Horse valued N7,200, one bottle of Eggovin valued at N600, two bottles of Brandy valued at N2,000, two packs of white London Cigarette valued at N4,000, five cartons of Alomo Bitters valued at N36,000, one carton of Heineken beer valued at N3,540, and the sum of N16,850 cash, all totalling the sum of N65,500 property of Kabiyesi Hotel and Night Club."
The prosecutor, Inspector Godwin Anyanwu, said the offence was punishable under Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The magistrate, Mrs. Bola Folarin-Williams, admitted him to bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties each in like sum.
The matter was adjourned till January 30, 2014.
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