Nigeria, March 13 -- An Okitipupa Chief Magistrates' Court in Ondo State on Thursday arraigned two farmers, Eretan Oke, 56, and Samuel Ayeyemi, 38, over allegations of stealing palm fruit bunches valued at N2 million.

The defendants, whose residential addresses were not disclosed, are facing four charges related to felony, unlawful entry, disturbance of public peace, and theft. They pleaded not guilty to the accusations brought against them.

Police Prosecutor, ASP Zedekiah Orogbemi, informed the court that on February 6 at approximately 10 a.m., the defendants, along with others still at large, conspired to commit a felony at the Ikpya oil palm plantation in Ikoya, within the Okitipupa magisterial district.

According to Orogbemi, the a...