Remand
By Chidinma Ewunonu-Aluko
Ibadan, June 14, 2024 (NAN) An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Friday remanded five persons in a correctional facility in Ibadan over alleged armed robbery.
The defendants are: Abeeb Salami, 24; Toheeb Lamidi, 26; Kayode Faleye, 32; Abass Adeniji, 29 and Ridwan Oladoyinbo, 26.
The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, are being tried for conspiracy and armed robbery.
The Magistrate, Mrs M. Olagbenro, did not, however, take the plea of the defendants for want of jurisdiction.
She directed the police to return the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice and adjourned the case till July 30 for mention.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Elisha Tellang, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on April 10 at about 1a.m. at Adegbayi area of Ibadan.
Tellang said that the defendants robbed many residents of the aforementioned area while armed with guns, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons.
He said that they robbed the residents of their valuables including: phones, laptops, power banks, cables, electrical gadgets and cash worth millions of naira.
According to him, the offences contravene Sections 6(B) and 1(2) of the Robbery and Firearms Laws of Nigeria, 2004. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Kevin Okunzuwa and ‘Wale Sadeeq
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