An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan has ordered the remand of 11 men in a correctional facility over alleged armed robbery.
The defendants include Musa Abdulahi, 23; Abdulahi Sodiq, 26; Umaru Dama, 27; Usman Sule, 23; Sule Abubakar, 21; Muhammadu Abdulahi, 30; Muhammed Bello, 25; Musa Amu, 22; Muhammed Abdulahi, 23; Abu Abdulahi, 30; and Muhammadu Abubakar, 28.
They are facing charges of armed robbery.
The presiding Magistrate, Mrs. Gladys Oladele, did not take their pleas, citing a lack of jurisdiction. She instructed the police to forward the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice and adjourned the case until November 14 for mention.
Prosecutor Insp. Femi Omilana informed the court that the alleged robbery occurred on September 13 at 9:00 a.m. in the Saki area of Oyo State.
According to Omilana, the defendants, armed with guns and cutlasses, robbed two individuals of goods valued at N340,000, including three bags of soya beans worth N60,000 from Mr. Moshood Isau and a motorcycle valued at N280,000 from Mr. Ibrahim Yuma.
The prosecutor added that the offence violated Section 1(2)(a)(b) of the Robbery and Firearms Laws of Nigeria, 2004.
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