NAN-H-14
Passenger
By Tomisin Erogbogbo
Lagos, Dec.14, 2016 (NAN) A 35-year-old driver, Felix Jeremiah, who allegedly robbed a female passenger of her belongings at gunpoint, was on Wednesday brought before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court.
The accused, who is facing a five-count charge of conspiracy, robbery, assault, fraud and stealing, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, Insp. Richard Odigie, told the court that the accused had on Nov. 27 at about 3:00 p.m. at Oniru Area, Lagos conspired with two others at large.
He said that the accused and his accomplice robbed a passenger, one Charity Edom at gunpoint, collected her bag containing her phones, ATM cards and money, valued at N40, 000.
The prosecutor said that they then pushed her out of the moving vehicle.
Odigie added that the accused also defrauded his friend, one Ibrahim Saabi of N210, 000 under the pretext of selling him a Toyota Camry vehicle.
“Jeremiah told Saabi that he would sell him the vehicle and collected part payment on it, knowing that the vehicle does not belong to him.
“After the owner of the vehicle collected it from him, Saabi came to report the accused to the police.
“The accused was arrested and detained in the station where his first victim, Edom, who accompanied a friend to the station saw and recognised him,” he said.
The prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections 173, 285, 295, 297 and 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The Magistrate, Mrs F.O. Ikobayo, admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
She said one of the sureties must be the accused’s blood relation and the other, a civil servant.
Ikobayo adjourned the case till Dec. 19, for mention. (NAN)
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(Edited by Idonije Obakhedo)