or allegedly breaking into the Redeemed
Christian Church of God in the Ijegun area of
Lagos State and stealing items worth N680,000
at gunpoint, two men were, on Monday, arraigned
before the Igbosere High Court.
According to Punch Metro, the defendants, Bright
Oriakwu and Babajide Akinola, were arraigned on
five counts bordering on conspiracy, armed
robbery, burglary and belonging to an unlawful
society.
According to the prosecutor, Tunde Sunmonu, the
defendants conspired with others still at large to
break into the church and stole mixers, amplifiers
and four speakers.
Sunmonu added that the defendants also stole
from the people in the premises of the church.
The defendants were alleged to have committed
the offences between November 27, 2015, and
December 29, 2015, at No. 4 Ezimorah Street, off
Marwa Road, Ijegun, Satellite Town, Lagos.
“The accused, while armed with a gun, robbed one
Mr Chigozie Orgwu of his HP laptop worth
N200,000, two mobile phones worth N110,000, a
digital external drive worth N100,000, a watch
worth N70,000 and a cash sum of N200,000,â€
Sunmonu said.
He added that the defendants were caught while
trying to join an unlawful society, the Eiye
Confraternity.
The offences, according to him, contravene
sections 42 (a), 297 (a), 311 and 411 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The prosecutor, however, urged the court to
remand the defendants in police custody and
requested an accelerated trial.
Justice Adedayo Akintoye, however, ordered that
the duo should be remanded in prison and
adjourned the case till March 11 and 12 for trial.
Source:
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