An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded five unemployed men in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly robbing a man of a Rolex wrist watch valued at N2 million with a toy gun.
The accused are Ayodele Oluwafemi, 36; Imole Otegbeye, 22; Segun Sunday, 24; Rilwan Abdusalam, 22; and Ezekiel Ayodele, 22.
The men, whose addresses were not provided, are facing a three-count charge bordering on robbery and unlawful possession of firearms.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A. A. Adetunji, who gave the ruling, said the accused should be kept in Kirikiri Prisons pending advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
She directed that the case file should be duplicated and a copy sent to the DPP.
The prosecution had earlier told the court that the accused committed the offences on May 3 at 10.00 p. m. along Oshodi Airport Road, Lagos.
The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Matthew Akhaluode alleged the accused, with others still at large, armed themselves with a black toy gun and robbed the complainant, Mr Adamson Mustapha of his Rolex watch valued at N2 million in his car.
“The complainant was on his way from the airport when the accused attacked him with a toy gun and robbed him of his N2 million Rolex watch.
“The complainant alerted passersby and the accused were caught, realising that the gun was not real, ” he said.
The offences contravened Sections 297(2), 299(1) and 330 (a), (d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 297 (2) prescribes 21 years jail term for offenders.
The magistrate adjourned the case until July 2 DPP’s advice. (NAN)