Police arraign seven suspects for alleged armed robbery
25 July 2022 |
3:29 am
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned seven suspected members of an armed robbery gang before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Yaba, Lagos.
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned seven suspected members of an armed robbery gang before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Yaba, Lagos.
The suspects; Blessing Felix Onyema, Sunday Alabigu, Sylvester Nwajagu, Celestine Nnailo, Obinna Onu, Onyedike Vincent and Ido Vincent Chinedu were arraigned before Chief Magistrate P. E. Nwaka.
During the arraignment, prosecuting counsel, Williams Ologun, told the court that the suspects unlawfully conspired among themselves to commit felony to wit: robbery and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 259 and punishable under Section 297 (2) (a) (b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
He informed the court that the suspects armed with guns allegedly stole 16 drums of Starlight, 96 core optic fibre cables valued N80 million, property of Jus Partners Cosmopolitan Limited and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 296 and punishable under Section 297(1)(2}(a)(b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.
Ruling on their bail applications, the Magistrate admitted the 1st defendant to bail in the sum of N200, 000 with three sureties in like sum.
The court also granted the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th defendants bail in the sum of N500,000 with three sureties in like sum and three years tax clearance.
Also, the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th suspects are to report on every 2nd and 4th Mondays at Zone 2 Onikan Lagos.
While reviewing the case, Chief Magistrate Nwaka, said the only nexus of the first defendant (a female) to the entire charge was that monies were received in her Zenith bank account, which were proceeds of crime.
However, the court did not take the plea of 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants because it lacks jurisdiction over the matter, being an armed robbery case.
Magistrate Nwaka held that the 2nd and 3rd defendants are to be remanded in prison facility for the first 30 days, pending the Directorate of Public Prosecution’s advice.
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