Security Man, Two Others Remanded In Prison For Robbing Boss

A Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in
Ikeja,Thursday, remanded a security man, 28-
year-old Monday Abdul, and two others in
prison over alleged robbery, pending legal
advice from the office of the Director of Public
Prosecution. The trio: Abdul,Mohammed Dungus,24 and
Mohammed Isah,19 face a two-count charge
of conspiracy and armed robbery preferred
against them by the police. The Police prosecutor, Inspector Roman
Unuigbe, told the court that the defendants
and others at large, committed the alleged
crime on August 18, 2013, at about 11pm, at
Unity Avenue, Ado road in Ajah area of Lagos. The defendants according to him, were armed
with pump action guns and cutlasses and
robbed one Mr Thompson Shebi,
dispossessing him of his wife’s jewelries and
a box valued N1.5million, including a wrist
watch , valued N1.5million. Other items allegedly dispossessed from
Shebi, were computer gadgets,one IPad
phone valued at N350,000 and a cash of
N500,000. Abdul,a security guard to Shebi, allegedly
connived with others to rob his boss. He was
said to have informed them to strike on a day
his boss was supposed to travel. Unknown to
him, his boss had postponed the journey. But
the robbers reportedly stormed the building that fateful day where they reportedly
operated unmolested. The offense committed according to the
prosecutor, contravened section 2 (a) and
punishable under section 3 (1) of the robbery
and firearms (Special Provision) Act, Cap 398,
Vol XXii, laws of the Federation of Nigeria
1990, as amended. However, when the charge was read to the
defendants, they pleaded not guilty. But their
plea was not taken as Magistrate Hamzat,
ordered that they should be remanded in
prison custody, pending the legal advice from
DPP and the case adjourned to October 10, 2013, for mention. [Vanguard]