A 21-year-old unemployed man, Elekwachi Onyedika, on Tuesday appeared in Badagry Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly robbing two women of their possessions.The police charged Onyedika, whose address was given with robbery with dangerous weapons.
The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Akpan Nkem, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Aug.7, at about 10 a.m, in Ilogbo-Eremi, area of Lagos. Nkem said that the defendant robbed the complainants Ngozi Dominic and Vivian Okafor while armed with a cutlass and a knife.
He said that the defendant stole one DVD player worth N20,000, an ATM card and withdrawing N90,000 from their accounts.The defendant, he said, was arrested seven days later and handed over to the police for prosecution,.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Section 287 of the Criminal code, Law of Lagos, 2015The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Patrick Adekomaiya, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N200,000 and two sureties in like sum.Adekomaiya ordered that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and be gainfully employed with an evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
The chief magistrate adjourned the case until Oct. 18, for further hearing. (NAN)
