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Three Jobless Men In Kirikiri Prison For Robbing Woman At Gunpoint

                                         By Joan Michael

 Three unemployed men are presently cooling-off their feets  in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly robbing a woman at gun point.
Righteous Ejiaru, 24;  Sadiq Raheem, 21, and Opeyemi Hassan, 20 were remanded in the prison on Friday  on the orders of an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court .
The court, presided by Chief Magistrate Mr A.A. Fashola, who gave the ruling, said the three men should be kept behind bars, pending an advice from the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions.

The trio are facing a two-count charge of robbery and conspiracy, following the robbery of an unidentified woman.
According to the Police, the suspected  conspired and robbed the  unidentified woman  in question at gun point.
Seargent Michael Unah,  prosecuting for the police, told court that the three men committed the offences on April 24, 2018  at 6.00 a. m. at Amuwo Odofin in Festac Town, Lagos.
“The accused were caught by a mob that reported the case at a police station,” Unah said, adding, the offences contravene Sections 297 (2) and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Section 297 prescribes 21 years jail term for robbery, while Section 411 stipulates two years imprisonment for conspiracy.
The  case has been  adjourned the case until August 13, 2018. 

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