An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded two officials of the State Security Service (SSS) in prison custody for armed robbery.
The officials - Owolabi Kolawole (25) and Okunola Kayode (28) - were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Igbekele Akinyele on a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery.
They were said to have committed the offence with others at large on June 14, 2012 at about 11.30 a.m. at UBA on Owo/Ado Road, Akure. The police accused the two SSS operatives of robbing a car dealer, Peter Charles Denis of his N480,000.
The offence, the police said, was contrary to and punishable under Section 402 (1) of the Criminal Code cap 30 Vol. II laws of Ondo State, 1978.
Although the accused persons pleade not guilty, one of them, Kolawole claimed that they went to arrest the complainant, Denis, and he gave them N100,000 so that they won’t take him to their office.
However, Chief Magistrate Akinyele told them that even if their claim was true, it amounted to bribe-taking in legal parlance.
On his part, the Police prosecutor, ASP Pelumi Adejuwon, informed the court that he had four witnesses and urged the court to grant an adjournment to enable him to assemble them.
Chief magistrate Akinyele also denied them bail, saying as SSS officers they were not supposed to take bribe. He thus remanded them in prison custody and adjourned the matter to July 20 for hearing.
Posted: at 26-06-2012 07:39 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
chicco77 at 26-06-2012 07:57 PM (12 years ago) (f)
serves them right,let them face the law
Posted: at 26-06-2012 07:57 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
edobaking at 26-06-2012 09:13 PM (12 years ago) (m)
Quote from: zoe61 on 26-06-2012 08:19 PM
if sss is now an armed robber na wa ooh
are u surprise do u think the armed robbery who carry heavy weapon kill police rob bank are area boys, some of our army are involved in armed robbry, a ex soldier who was involve and later run out of nigeria confess this to me, naija need God, pray 4 naija things dey apen..
Posted: at 26-06-2012 09:13 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
Why they did not kill them like they hanged the little boy just bcos of 700naira and milk, didn't we read the news here in naijapal. If u r poor in naija u r on ur own, i wonder why naija rulers regards rich people than the poor which they should be the one to take care of..
Posted: at 27-06-2012 04:53 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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