Four in court over Robbery
THE police yesterday arraigned four men for allegedly belonging to a robbery gang.
Mohammed Garba, Mohammed Abubakar, Adamu Saleh and Umar Ibrahim of no fixed address were arrested by the police on November 17.
Police prosecutor, Malik Taiwo, stated in court that on November 17, the accused were arrested by a team of policemen at Millennium Park Abuja for belonging to a gang of robbers that habitually carry out robbery activities and contravene Section 306 of the Penal Code.
He further disclosed that the police arrested the accused with swords for and deadly knives, adding that they confessed that the weapons were for carrying out robbery operations.
When the charge was read to the four accused fixed persons, each of them pleaded not guilty and requested for bail, which was not opposed to by the prosecutor.
Judge Umar Yusuf Kagarko granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N200, 000 each with reliable sureties, who must reside within the carry jurisdiction of the court.
The case was adjourned to January 25, 2011 for hearing.
Daily Trust, Thursday, December, 9th 2010,
Page 49,
By Itodo Daniel Sule
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