Eight arraigned for robbery in Lagos

Our Reporter

Eight men were on Monday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates Court in Lagos for allegedly belonging to an unlawful society and robbing people with dangerous weapons.

The defendants were Devis Qudus, 25, Ismailia Jamiu, 23, Rafiu Shodipo, 33,  Wasiu Kareem, 33, Kabiru Oduloye, 39, Ademola Rasheed, 28, Adegboro Yusuf, 41, and Azeez Binuyo, 28.

They are charged with conspiracy, robbery and belonging to an unlawful society.

They pleaded not guilty.

The prosecutor Thomas Nurudeen, an assistant superintendent, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on February 25 at 8.45 p.m. under Idumota Pedestrian Bridge, Lagos Island.

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Nurudeen said the defendants were members of an unlawful society known as “Eiye” confraternity and had been threatening the neighbourhood.

“They used cutlasses, knives and big sticks to threaten passersby and force them to hand over their belongings,” Nurudeen said.

He said the defendants stole a wristwatch valued at N8,500, an Infinix phone costed at N48,000, an IPhone 10 and a Huwei IX9 Prime both valued at N455,000.

“The defendants also stole an S9 Samsung phone valued N150,000, two Tecno phones valued N77,500 and an Itel P-51 phone valued N28,000 from seven complainants,” the prosecutor said.

The Magistrate, Mrs Oluwatoyin Oghre, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N1million each with two sureties in like sum.

She adjourned the case until April 29 for mention.