Court Imprisoned Woman, Four Others For Robbery

The involvement of females in robbery nowadays is on the increase.

An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded a woman and four men, charged with conspiracy and armed robbery.

The magistrate, Mrs. Mulikat Ali-Balogun, ordered that the accused be remanded in prison, pending an advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The accused are Femi John, 27, Abideen Kareem, 37, Ebe Jafaru, 47, Bolarinwa Kazeem, 47, and Olaide Yaya, 39, the only female member of the gang

They are facing three-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery.

The prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police Charles Odil, had told the court that the accused and others at large, committed the offences on August 15, 2013 at 2am

Odil said that the accused conspired to commit robbery at the Ibeto Group Depot at Apapa.

He said they went to the Lagos-Ibadan Toll Gate, where they robbed a truck with registration number KUJ 446XA, conveying 33,000 litres of kerosene worth N4m.

According to him, the truck belongs to Arkol Petroleum and Gas Ltd.

The prosecutor explained that the offences contravene Sections 1(2)(a), (b), 5(b) and 6(b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the offence of armed robbery attracts death penalty.

The pleas of the accused persons were, however, not taken.

The magistrate adjourned the case till January 14, 2014.

Source: http://e-magin.com/court-imprisoned-woman-four-others-for-robbery/