An Ifetedo Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Tuesday June 2, 2020, has remanded three men accused of robbery and arson.
The men are: Omisope Bukola, 25, Sogo Elusoji, 45 and Owolabi Rafiu, 55.
According to NAN, The Prosecutor, ASP Joseph Adebayo, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on March 3, at about 5:00am, at Odemuyiwa Village, in Ife South Local Government Area of Osun.
Adebayo alleged that the defendants conspired among themselves to commit armed robbery and arson alleging that the defendants, while armed with guns and other dangerous weapons, robbed the Baale Aye Arode Village, Chief Fatai Adeyeni, of 50 gallons of palm oil, bags of cocoa beans, palm kernel seeds and goats.
The accused also willfully and unlawfully set the victim’s house on fire, burning his properties which included government-owned hospital equipment kept in his custody.
Adebayo told the court that the total value of the stolen properties and the equipment destroyed is N10 million adding that the offences contravened Sections 1(1), 2(a) and 6(b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap R11 Vol 14, Laws of the Federation, 2004 and 443 and 516, Laws of Osun, 2002.
The Magistrate, Mr Joseph Owolawi, who did not take the plea of the defendants for lacking jurisdiction to hear the matter, ordered that they should be remanded in Police Station, Moore, Ile-Ife.
The case was adjourned till June 24 for mention.
