Funmilayo Okunade
Ado-Ekiti – An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, remanded a 22-year-old man, Temitope Olaboni, in prison over alleged armed robbery.
The defendant, who is of no fixed address, is standing trial on a charge of armed robbery.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Nov.15, in Ido-Ekiti.
He said that the defendant went to the house of one Alausa Muheedeen, with a locally-made gun and robbed him of the sum of N350,000, adding that he also searched the complainant’s car and took away N50,000 belonging to him.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened section 402(2) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
He urged the court to remand the defendant in prison pending legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the plea of the defendant was not taken.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Adesoji Adegboye, ordered the remand of the defendant and adjourned the case till Jan.17, 2020 for mention.
