Court orders remand of five suspects in armed robbery case

Five men have been remanded in a correctional facility by the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Nigeria, on charges of armed robbery.

The defendants, Abiodun Solomon, Abdulahi Alejolowo, Emmanuel Ayobami, Kazeem Saka, and Taofeek Lawal, are accused of conspiring and committing the offense in the Olode area of Ibadan at approximately 2:00 a.m. on January 8.

According to the prosecutor, Insp Olalekan Adegbite, the defendants used guns and other weapons to attack and rob residents of their cell phones, jewelry, electrical gadgets, cash, and other valuable items.

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The charges against them are in violation of Sections 6(B) and 1(2) of the Robbery and Firearms Laws of Nigeria, 2004.

The Magistrate, Mrs Oluwabusayo Osho, did not allow the defendants to enter a plea due to lack of jurisdiction and ordered the case file to be returned to the Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.

The case has been adjourned until April 29 for mention.