An Oshodi Magistrates’ Court is presently hearing the case of theft of dogs proffered against a 28-year old, mother of three, Helen Essien.
Andrew Ozo her neighnour at Aimasiko Street, off Afariogun Street, Oshodi, Lagos is accusing Helen, who owns a popular dog pepper soup joint in Ajao Estate, Lagos of stealing and killing his three dogs, to make pepper soup.
Andrew told the court that Helen had earlier asked him to sell his three dogs to her but he refused.
However, the following morning, he woke up inand did not find the dogs again.
He hurriedly went to Essien’s bar and found her and her workers busy preparing dog pepper soup.
Ozo said when he confronted her, she denied. But he was not convinced.
He went to Makinde Police Division to report the matter and Essien was arrested and charged to court.
At the station, the suspect admitted that she went to Ozo’s house to check the dogs, but denied stealing them.
She explained that she went to Ozo’s house because her dogs were missing but she pretended that that she wanted to buy his dogs in order to check if they were her own.
When arraigned, Essien pleaded not guilty.
The presiding Magistrate, Justice A.A. Fashola, granted her bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Essien was remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri, Lagos, pending when she will perfect her bail conditions.
The matter was adjourned till 21 October.