2 Remanded For N5m E-Robbery

2 Remanded For N5m E-Robbery

Salami Fatai 25 and Tope Adesiyan 25 were remanded in custody by an Ile-Ife magistrates’ court in Osun State on Monday . ASP Joseph Adebayo, the prosecutor.

The prosecutor, ASP Joseph Adebayo, told the court that on November 3, 2022, around 1am, at the Alawusa area, Edunabon, in Ife North LGA, the defendants conspired to commit a felony, namely armed robbery.

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He said the defendants armed themselves with guns and other weapons and robbed one Oyeniran Tiltus of five mobile phones.

He further said the defendants also stole one Bajaj motorcycle with cash sum of N565,000 and transferred N5m from their victim’s bank account.

The Magistrate, Mrs A O Famuyide, did not take the plea of the defendants, saying that her court lacked jurisdiction to try armed robbery cases and remanded them pending advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). (NAN)