Justice Raliat Adebiyi, of a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, yesterday, remanded a driver, Samuel Moradeyo in prison custody over alleged armed robbery and murder...
The defendant is facing a four count charge of conspiracy, robbery, armed robbery and murder preferred against him by Lagos State Government.
The prosecuting counsel, Mrs Rotimi Oduntola told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offence on January 14, 2013.
She said that the defendant and others who are still at large conspired amongst themselves to murder one Gbadejoko Akinruyomi, by gagging her mouth and nose with cellotape and locked her up in the wardrobe.
Oduntola said that the incident took place at 51B Babatope Road in Lekki area of Lagos State at 10p.m., on the said day.
She also alleged that the defendant while armed with offensive weapons robbed one Adebayo Adesonoye of his Honda Saloon car, Mercedes Benz, money, phones, jewellery and other valuables with a gun at the same place and date.
According to the prosecutor, the offences committed are punishable under sections 231,221, 297 and 295 (2) (a) of the criminal law of Lagos State 2011.
However, the defendant denied all the changes levelled against him.
In view of his plea, the protector asked the court for a trial date.
Consequently, Justice Adebiyi adjourned the case to March 7 and 9, for trial.
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