Court remands 3 men over robbery

An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court, yesterday ordered the remand of three men in Ilesa Prison, accused of armed robbery and possession of dangerous weapons. The defendants -Ayodele Jonathan, 26, Adelowo Tosin , 27, and Olalere Tunde, 17, are facing a two-count charge of robbery and possession of dangerous weapons. The prosecutor, Insp. Fagboyinbo Abiodun, had […]

An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court, yesterday ordered the remand of three men in Ilesa Prison, accused of armed robbery and possession of dangerous weapons.

The defendants -Ayodele Jonathan, 26, Adelowo Tosin , 27, and Olalere Tunde, 17, are facing a two-count charge of robbery and possession of dangerous weapons.

The prosecutor, Insp. Fagboyinbo Abiodun, had told the court that the defendants armed with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons, robbed one Kamarudeen Toheeb of his Tecno L8 cell phone, and N5,000.

The plea of the defendants was not taken by the court.

The magistrate, Mrs Fatima Sodamade, adjourned the case until March 5 for mention. (NAN)