The
defendant was said to have committed the offence on April 28, 2019 at
about 12.30-pm at Ojomo Estate, Owo within the Magistrate District.
The
prosecution said the defendant, armed with one locally made muzzle
loading gun and a cutlass, attacked and robbed one Regina Abraham, of
two Holy Bibles, a Techno handset and a sum of #100,000 on the said
date.
The alleged
offence was said to be contrary to and punishable under section 401 of
the criminal code, cap 37, volume 1 laws of Ondo state of Nigeria
The
plea of the defendant was not taken when the charge was read to him.
Police prosecutor, Sergeant Suleiman Abdullateef, prayed the court to
remand the defendant in prison custody pending legal advice from the
Director of Public prosecution.
The Magistrate, Mrs. Victoria Bob-Manuel, held that it is a case of armed robbery which the court lacked jurisdiction over.
She,
therefore, ordered the remand of the defendant at Olokuta prison
custody pending the issuance of the legal advice. The prosecutor, was
ordered to make available both the original and duplicate of the case
file to the court clerk.
While
the court clerk was a also mandated to dispatch the duplicate to the
DPP’s office and the original to the office of the chief registrar Ondo
state for safe keeping. The case was adjourned to June 19, 2019 .(Daily
Trust)