A 22-year-old man, Seun Ojo, has been remanded in Olokuta prison in Ondo State for allegedly stealing Bibles and a cash sum of N100,000.
The suspect who robbed one Regina Abraham of two Bibles, a Tecno mobile phone and a sum of N100,000, committed the offence on April 28, 2019 at about 12.30pm at Ojomo Estate, Owo, within the magistrate district.
The plea of the defendant was not taken when the charge was read to him.
Police prosecutor, Sergeant Suleiman Abdullateef, prayed the court to remand the defendant in prison custody pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution.
The magistrate, Mrs Victoria Bob-Manuel, held that the charge was a case of armed robbery, which the court lacked jurisdiction.
Bob-Manuel ordered the remand of the defendant at Olokuta prison pending the issuance of the legal advice.
The prosecutor, was ordered to make available both the original and duplicate of the case file to the court clerk, while the court clerk was also mandated to dispatch the duplicate to the DPP’s office and the original to the office of the Chief Registrar, Ondo State, for safe-keeping.
The case was adjourned to June 19, 2019.
