2 men remanded for allegedly robbing market trader of N75,000 at gun-point

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded two men, David Nwose, 19, and Moses Awotoye, 28, in prison for allegedly storming a market and robbing a man of N75, 000 at gunpoint.

Nwose, a welder and Awotoye, a bus conductor, whose residential addresses were not provided, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and robbery.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr A.A. Fashola, remanded the duo at the Kirikiri Prisons, pending advice from the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defendants’ pleas were not taken as Fashola ruled that the case file be duplicated and sent to the Office of the DPP.

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Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Michael Unah, alleged the defendant armed themselves with two locally-made single barrel guns, one double barrel gun, three cutlasses, two knives and one axe and robbed one Michael Odunlade of N75, 000.

Unah told the court that the defendants committed the offences with others still at large on April 6 at 10.00 a.m. at Iyana-Iba Market, Ojo in Lagos.

He submitted that the defendants stormed the complainant unaware, injured him with the dangerous weapons and robbed him of his N75, 000 at gunpoint.

“The defendants, who also injured a lot of traders at the market, were apprehended by policemen while the other accomplices took to their heels,’’ he said.

NAN reports that the offences contravene Sections 297 and 411 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2015 (Revised).

The case was adjourned until June 3, for the DPP’s advice.