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A Chief Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti on Friday ordered the remand of 28-year-old Ojo Alofe at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti for alleged robbery and attempted murder.
In the charge, the defendant was said to have at about 10 am on 22nd August 2023, at Ijero Ekiti Magisterial District, “reasonably suspected to have committed the offence of robbery of a sum of N190,000 and attempt to murder a 68 year David Omoleye, punishable under Sections 312 and 241 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021”.
The victim, a welder, in his statement to the police, stated, “The defendant came to my shop and started threatening to kill me that day. He 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, some sympathisers took me to General Hospital, Ijero Ekiti.
“I later learned 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 a sum of N190, 000 and the handset in my pocket was missing.”
The prosecutor urged the court to grant the ex-parte application to remand the defendants.
In the ruling, Magistrate Bunmi Bamidele, said, “I find reasonable cause to grant the prosecutor’s application to remand the defendant at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti for a period of 30 days pending issuance of legal advice by the DPP, Ekiti State Ministry of Justice, Ado Ekiti”.
The magistrate adjourned the matter till November 8, 2023 for mention.