Justice

A trader, Emeka Nzube,34, who allegedly stole items worth N5.55million at gun point was on Friday remanded in prison by an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs T.O. Ojo, said the accused should be kept behind bars, pending an advice from the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, (DPP).

The defendant, a resident of Jakande, Lekki in Lagos, is facing a two-count charge bordering on robbery.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Sgt. Nomayo Kenrich, told the court that the accused committed the offences with others still at large on June 18, at about 7.35 p. m. in Ojo area of Lagos.

Kenrich said the accused robbed one Joseph Nnamani of his Toyota Corolla car with Reg. No. KJA963EZ, valued at N2.3 million.

The accused also stole his victim’s gold chain worth 1. 2 million, one Infinix Hot 5 cell phone, valued at N42, 000, N1.5 million cash, an Ipad worth N200,000.

Other items include one bag of rice valued at N13, 500, and two laptops worth N300,000, all amounting to N5. 55 million.

He said the accused, who pretended to be a police man, blocked and robbed the complainant at gunpoint.

The offences contravened Sections 297 (2) and 299 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 297 prescribes 21 years jail term for offenders.

The magistrate adjourned the case until Sept. 4 pending advice from the DPP.