CONSPIRACY, ARMED ROBBERY, KIDNAPPING: EKITI COURT REMANDS HERDSMEN

By Yemi Olajutemu

Ado Ekiti

An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti has ordered the remand of one Ibrahim Abdulahi (28) and Muhammed Umaru (23) in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ado Ekiti.

Moving the ex-parte application to remand the defendants, the Police prosecutor, Inspector Oriyomi Akinwale said, granting the order will allow Police complete their investigation, while the duplicate case file will be forwarded to the office of Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.

According to the charge, Ibrahim and Muhammed were on 16th March, 2022 at about 9:00pm at Ilemeso Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State suspected to have conspired to commit offence of armed robbery and kidnapping of one Bankole Ayodeji.

In his statement, Ayodeji an okada man explained that he was working with some timber contractors in the farm around 9:00pm on that day, and as he was about coming home, he saw two Fulani herdsmen, greeted them but they refused to answer.

They asked for his boss and ordered him to kneel down, when he was trying to escape, one of them matchetted him on the head, hand and fingers, they led him to where he parked his motorcycle, when he couldnt ride due to the injuries sustained on his hand, head and fingers, they collected his phone, ordered him to unlock it and taught them how to operate it, thereafter they kept him somewhere in the bush where he eventually escaped. He was later taken to the hospital for treatment.

When he was on hospital bed, the defendants has been arrested and brought to him for recognition.

The offences run contrary to section 6 and 1 (2) (a) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act Cap. 398 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and Section 3(a) of the kidnapping and Terrorism (prohibition) Law of Ekiti State, 2015.

In his ruling, Chief Magistrate Bankole Oluwasanmi said, the accused shall be taken to the Nigeria Correctional Centre Ado Ekiti and thereat be remanded for a first and initial period of one month effective from today 24th March, 2022.

The matter has been adjourned till 25/4/2022 for mention.

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