Police arraign 2 suspected Lagos yellow bus robbers

TWO suspected commercial bus robbers — Sunday Ogenero and Daniel Johnson — were on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court charged dispossessing occupants with money and valuables worth thousands of naira.

The accused — Ogenero, 24, lives in Agausa area of Ajegunle in Apapa, while Johnson, 22, resides at Okoafo area of Badagry.

Both are standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing to which they have pleaded not guilty.

The accused, Police Prosecutor Benson Emuerhi, told the court committed the offences with others now at large on Feb. 28 along Apapa Expressway at 7.30 p.m.

According to him, the accused stole one Techno phone valued at N36,000, N34,000 cash and other valuables from the complainant, Tunde Mustapha, while he was returning home from work.

“The complainant, after the close of work, boarded a commercial bus heading towards Mile 2 area of Lagos, unknown to him that other occupants of the bus were robbers.

“The duo dispossessed him of the items but were caught by some passersby, who handed them over to the police,” he said.

The offences contravened Sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).

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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 287 stipulates a three-year jail term for stealing, while Section 411 prescribes two years for conspiracy.

The Magistrate, Mrs O. Sule-Amzat, granted the accused bail in the sum of N50,000 each with two sureties each in like sum.

The case was adjourned until July 5.