Court remands 3 for robbery, car snatching

Three suspected armed robbers have been remanded in prison by an FCT High Court in Jabi for allegedly stealing a car at gun point. Police prosecutor, Patrick Ogele, told the court that the defendants, Saaor Liam, Michael Joseph and Babangida Maidaki, stole the car on August 23, 2017 from one Bello Oludele in Kuje, Abuja […]

Three suspected armed robbers have been remanded in prison by an FCT High Court in Jabi for allegedly stealing a car at gun point.

Police prosecutor, Patrick Ogele, told the court that the defendants, Saaor Liam, Michael Joseph and Babangida Maidaki, stole the car on August 23, 2017 from one Bello Oludele in Kuje, Abuja and were apprehended by the police in Kaduna when they were about to sell it.

He said the defendants also stole the entire documents in the car including the owner’s higher school certificate, identity card and complimentary cards.

According to Ogele, the defendants were arrested and interrogated in the process of selling the car but they could not defend themselves as to who was the rightful owner of the car.

The prosecutor told the court that when the defendants could not defend their ownership of the car, the police officers who arrested them called one of the numbers found on one of the documents that was seen in the car and the owner picked the call in Abuja.

Ogele said that following the call which came to the owner from Kaduna, the complainant went back to Kuje police station to inform them about the call and they followed him to Kaduna to arrest the defendants.

According to the prosecutor, the defendants were being charged with armed robbery and criminal conspiracy contrary to sections 6 and 1 of the Robbery and Firearms Act.

They however denied the allegation and the trial judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu, ordered that they be remanded in Kuje Prison while the matter was adjourned to Feb. 28, for commencement of hearing.