Ekiti man remanded over robbery

A magistrates’ court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has ordered the remand of a man, Ojo Alofe, over alleged robbery and attempted murder. Police prosecutor, Inspector Bankole Olasunkanmi, said Alofe (28) on September 22, at Ijero Ekiti, was reasonably suspected to have committed an offence of robbery of the sum of N190,000 and attempted murder […]

A magistrates’ court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has ordered the remand of a man, Ojo Alofe, over alleged robbery and attempted murder.

Police prosecutor, Inspector Bankole Olasunkanmi, said Alofe (28) on September 22, at Ijero Ekiti, was reasonably suspected to have committed an offence of robbery of the sum of N190,000 and attempted murder of 68-year-old David Omoleye.

The victim, while narrating his ordeal in the hands of the defendant, said, “He came to my workshop, removed one of the big irons meant for work and started hitting me on the head, hands, legs and other parts of the body. When I became unconscious, sympathisers took me to the General Hospital, Ijero Ekiti. I later learnt he went and brought a cutlass from his house which he used to destroy my welding machine and other equipment. When I regained consciousness, I discovered the sum of N190,000.00 and handset in my pocket were missing.”

Inspector Olasunkanmi applied for a short adjournment for the Director of Public Prosecution (PDD) to issue an advice.

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The Magistrate, Bunmi Bamidele, said, “I find reasonable cause to grant the prosecutor’s application to remand the defendant for a period of 30 days pending issuance of legal advice by the DPP, Ekiti State Ministry of Justice,” and adjourned to November 8.