Judiciary
A Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi on Monday ordered that a commercial motorcycle rider, Aondona Asha, charged with alleged kidnap and armed robbery, be remanded in a correctional facility, pending legal advice. The police charged Asha with kidnapping and armed robbery.
Magistrate Ajuma Igama, did not take the plea of Asha, following an application by the prosecution, Sgt. Ato Godwin, for an adjournment for the case file, to return from the State High court.
Igama consequently adjourned the case until July 9, for further mention. Earlier, the police prosecutor, Godwin said the defendant was arrested after a diligent investigation by a team of Operation ” Zenda-Crack Squad” led by Insp Elijah Aunde.
Godwin told the court that following the abduction of one Iornongu Durah of Tse-Abi village Saav district, Guma Local Government Area(LGA) of Benue, the team swiftly mobilised to the kidnappers’ hideout along Afia road in Logo L.G.A Benue.
She alleged that the kidnappers opened fire on sighting the police, but were overpowered by the better firepower of the police.
The prosecutor alleged that the police recovered two AK 47 rifles, fifty rounds of 7.62 live ammunition, assorted criminal charms, and N72,000.00 cash from their hideout.
She told the court that the defendants and their fleeing accomplices collected one million naira ransom before their arrest.
While the police had earlier arraigned Ageua at Chief Magistrates’ court 6 Makurdi, the defendant arraigned today (Monday).
She told the court that the case file had been sent to the State High court and pleaded for an adjournment to await the legal advice from the high court.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 6(b) and 1(1)(2)(a)(b) of the Robbery and Firearms Special provisions Act 2004, Section 3(2) of the abduction, hostage-taking, kidnapping, secret cult, and similar activities prohibition law of Benue 2017. (NAN)
– Jun. 29, 2020 @ 12:59 GMT |
Tags: armed robbery\ Court remands commercial motorcycle rider over alleged kidnap
