Minna – A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Friday remanded three men, Barde Usman, Abdullahi Isah and Samaila Umar in prison custody for alleged armed robbery.
The accused persons were arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery, contrary to Sections 97 and 298 of the Penal Code.
The Police Prosecutor, Cpl. Jubilee Jac, told the court that a team of policemen on patrol along Bida road intercepted the accused persons robbing travellers on May 18.
When the charges were read to the accused persons, they pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor told the court that investigation was still ongoing and asked for an adjournment.
The Presiding Judge, Magistrate Mariam King, said she could not take the plea of the accused as her court lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.
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King said the offence could only be tried by a higher court and ordered the police to forward the case file to the state’s Director of Public Prosecutions for advice.
She ordered the accused persons to be remanded in prison, pending the outcome of the advice and adjourned the case to Sept. 8. (NAN)
