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  • Two found with toy gun

    Two men, Mubarak Afeez and Moruf Dauda, yesterday appeared at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly being in possession of a toy gun, with intent to commit a crime.

    The police charged Afeez, a scrap metal seller, and Dauda,  a bricklayer, Lagos, with conspiracy and intent to commit felony.

    Prosecuting Inspector Josephine Ikhayere said the defendants committed the offence on December 6 last year on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Dopemu.

    She alleged that the police arrested the defendants, who were acting in a suspicious way at night, with a toy gun.

    They pleaded of not guilty. Magistrate A. K. Dosunmu granted the defendants N200,000 bail with two sureties each in the like sum.

    She said the sureties must be employed and show evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

    The case continues on April 1.

  • Suspected robber held with toy gun

    A suspected robber, who attempted to attack a businesswoman in front of her house in Ojota, Lagos, was arrested by residents after she raised the alarm.

    Eyewitnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident occurred on Friday night at Olabisi Street, Ojota, at about 8:30pm when the victim was about entering her house.

    NAN learnt that the suspect brought out a toy gun,  pointed it to the woman as she opened her car door to  carry her baby.

    The victim, who spoke with NAN, said as she was coming out from her car, she saw a strange face standing before her.

    “As I carried my baby, the suspect brought out a gun and warned me not to shout, but I screamed Jesus repeatedly, he tried to close my mouth and press my throat, the gun fell from his hand.

    “When I looked at it, it was a toy gun. As I screamed louder, the gate man in my house rushed out and the robber ran away. The gate man pursued him, shouting to attract residents.

    “While the gate man was shouting thief thief, the suspect also shouted thief thief while running to escape. The main gate of the street was already locked. Residents apprehended him,” she said.

    NAN gathered that before the police operatives from Ogudu division arrived, the residents recovered the suspect’s jack knife that he threw away while trying to escape, and the toy gun.

    It was learnt that the police came around 9pm and took the suspect, the knife and toy gun to Ogudu Police Station. The victim and a member of the Street Association, Mr. Victor Akhimien, went to the station to make statements.

    Police spokesman Chike Oti confirmed the arrest.

    He said the suspect would be charged to court today.

  • Man allegedly snatches car with toy gun

    A man, Fadayini Ayodeji, who allegedly robbed Mrs. Rukayat Sowole of her car, using a toy gun, was yesterday arraigned at an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Ogun State.

    Ayodeji, of no fixed address, is facing a two-count charge of alleged robbery and unlawful possession of weapons.

    Prosecutor Sunday Eigbejiale told the court that the accused allegedly committed the offences on September 6, about 9 pm, in Omida, Abeokuta.

    He alleged that the accused, with a toy gun and a knife, robbed the complainant of her Nissan Primera car, marked LND 749CZ, valued at N1.3 million.

    “The accused also stole the complainant’s handbag, which contained N75,000, a cheque book and vehicle particulars,’’ Eigbejiale alleged.

    He said the accused was arrested by the police in Omida, Abeokuta, after the robbery.

    The offences contravene Section 1 (2) (a) of the Robbery and Firearms Law of the Federation, 2004, and Section 428 of the Criminal Law of Ogun, 2006. The accused pleaded not guilty.

    Chief Magistrate Mrs. Adeola Adelaja ordered the remand of the accused, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

    She adjourned the case till June 2 for mention.

     

  • Carpenter with toy gun jailed 12 months

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, yesterday sentenced a carpenter, Chinonso Eze, to 12 months’ imprisonment, for possessing a toy gun and knife at a public place.

    Eze, 32, of Gwagwa, by Tasha 1, Abuja, was convicted following his guilty plea to charges of attempting to commit an offence and escape from lawful custody.

    The Judge, Mr. Abubakar Sadiq, sentenced him to six months in jail on each of the two counts.

    He said the punishment would have been more severe, if the carpenter had wasted the court’s time and allowed a trial.

    Sadiq advised the convict to desist from committing crimes.

    The prosecutor, Mrs. Florence Avhioboh, told the court that a police patrol unit, led by Abbah Gabriel, arrested Eze, about 12:25 am., on September 1.

    She said he was arrested at an ATM Gallery at Jabi, Abuja, in possession of a toy gun and knife.

  • Toy gun exposes suspected robber

    Toy gun exposes suspected robber

    A MAN is being held by the police for allegedly robbing residents of a Lagos Street with a toy gun.

    His accomplice was said to have escaped on discovering that the suspect was holding a toy gun when they were stopped by the police.

    Stanley Ifeanyi Okorie, 20, who is being detained by the Lagos State Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was arrested after the operation along Badagry Expressway in the Satellite Town area.

    The police said tenants raised the alarm on the March 28 about 2.30am

    The alarm attracted a crowd that attempted to lynch the hoodlums, but they escaped.

    Luck ran out against them when they were stopped by operatives of Satellite Police Station for routine check.

    On realising that Stanley was holding a toy gun, his accomplice, Chijoke ran away. The police arrested Stanley on finding the ‘gun’ on him and transferred him to SARS for investigation.

    Yesterday, Stanley, who said he resides at 44, Orege Street, Dustbin bus stop in Ajegunle, said: “I completed my secondary school education in 2008. When my mother died, my father had stroke and died a month after. There was no money for me to continue with my studies and take care of my sisters – Nneka and Tochukwu – and my brother, Chinedu. When a woman from my town wanted to go to Lagos, I followed her to Iyana-Ipaja, where I met a friend, Chijioke, who lured me into armed robbery.”

    On the Badagry Expressway operation, he said: “Chijioke and I entered a house and found out that the man, his wife and children were sleeping. Chijioke told me to open the man’s door to enable us enter and operate. The moment I opened the door, the man rushed me, grabbed me and started punching me while the wife was shouting “ole, ole, ole” (thief, thief, thief). Her shout attracted neighbours who joined in beating me. I escaped but the Satellite police on patrol caught me and later transferred me to SARS.

    “I had operated four times before I was arrested. The first one was at Igando where we got N13,000 cash and handsets. The second operation was also at Igando where we got three Nokia phones and N15,000. The third was at Agbara where we got N25,000. The fourth was in Lekki where a woman went and withdrew money from the bank; we went after her and collected it. Chijioke did not tell me the amount.

    “We don’t use gun to kill. I use toy gun. After operations, I tie victims’ hands and legs to prevent them from pursuing us. We also tie their mouths to stop them from raising the alarm. Chijioke uses locally made gun to distract people who want to pursue us after operation.”