Counsel withdraws as Offa banks' robbery suspects are arraigned

Date: 2018-11-15

No fewer than five of the suspected armed robbers of the Offa banks' robberies were, on Wednesday, arraigned before a Magistrates' Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, presided over by Mr. Bio Saliu.

The matter, which came up for mention, was in connection with the April robberies in which Police said no fewer than 33 people, including police personnel and a pregnant woman, were killed.

The PUNCH correspondent gathered that Police prosecutor, Mr. Jimoh Abdulkadir, held brief for the Officer-in-Charge of Legal, Kwara State Police Command, Mr. Kunle Iwalaiye.

Abdulkadir told the court that, based on the advice of the Department of Public Prosecution of the Kwara State Ministry of Justice, the accused persons have cases to answer.

He also pleaded with the court that it was imperative for the Police to be given more time to continue with its investigations to allow for the arrest of more suspects and transfer them to a proper court for trial.

He also intimated the court of an application submitted before it.

But the counsel for the defendants, Mr. Abdulrasheed Lawal, told the court that there was a letter before it requesting the withdrawal of Mr. Abdulwahab Bamidele as the defense counsel for all the accused persons.

Lawal said: "We have a letter before this honourable court dated 24th October, 2018 seeking the withdrawal of Barrister Abdulwahab Bamidele from representing all the accused persons and also myself holding the brief of Abdulwahab Bamidele from the record of this honourable court.

"We have also copied the O/C Legal of the Kwara Police Command. In any circumstance, we want this court to discountenance the said names from the case record because we had no full knowledge of the matter at inception and the information given was misconstrued."

The magistrate in his response granted the withdrawal of Bamidele as the defence counsel. He also agreed that the accused persons have cases to answer.

Saliu said, "This decision will allow the suspects to know their fates in good time."

He, therefore, adjourned the case to Thursday, December 6, 2018. He also ordered that the accused persons remain in prison custody.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

JAMB     Erubu     Omoniyi Ayinla     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Tsado Manman     Adaramaja     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     George Innih     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Village Alive Development Association     Sherif Sagaya     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Quareeb     Shola Odetundun     Makama     Sai Kayi     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Sheriff Shagaya     Abegunde Goke     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Amada Jidda     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Lanre Issa Onilu     Yusuf Lawal     Kolade Solagberu     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Shade Omoniyi     Ahman Pategi     Monkey Pox     Surajudeen Akanbi     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Nigerian Correctional Service     Oloriegbe     Isaac Gbenle     Manzuma     Offa Metropolitan Club     George Funsho Adebayo     KWATMA     Bello Oyebanji     Simon Sayomi     Javed Khan     Emir Of Yashikira     Durosinlohun Kawu     Kwara TV     ER-KANG     ASUU     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Cassava Growers\' Association     Adamu Atta     Durosinlohun Atiku     08001000100     Bashiru Makama     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Sabi     Oladimeji Thompson     Amosa     Oba Abdulraheem     Sarah Alade     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Funmilayo Zubair     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Niyi Ogundiran     Ejidongari     Kazeem Gbolagade     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Florence Saraki     3MTT     JUSUN     Aliyu Muhammed     Olusola Saraki     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     TVC Female National Debate     Crystal Corner Shops    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Salami Adekunle     Rueben Parejo     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Tunde Yusuf     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Oro Grammar School     Onilorin     Ibrahim Abiodun     Agboola Abdulraheem     A.O. Belgore     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Samuel Adaramola     VADA     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Dogara     Hassanat Bello     TESCOM     Aisha Gobir     CT Ayeni     Pilgrims Board     Minister     IEDPU     Taofeek Sanusi     Haliru Yahaya     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Budo-Egba     Hussein Oloyede     Idowu Laro     Apado     Yakub Ali-Agan     Sunday Otokiti     Ariyo     JSSCE     Inside Kwara     Kwabes     Musa Aibinu     New Nigeria People’s Party     Ishola Abdullahi     Suleiman Mora Omar     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Sango-UITH Road     Folashade Omoniyi     Tayo Awodiji     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Moshood Bakare     Sobi Hill     Razaq Atunwa     Babata     Ibrahim Abikan     Agor Market     Oloyede     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Bibire Ajape     Abdulwahab Oba     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Ilorin Emirate     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Adeniyi Ojo     Share-Tsaragi     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Yashikira     Sardauna     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     SGBN     COEASU     Nigeria Customs Service     Stephen Fasakin     Olusegun Adeniyi     Kumbi Titiloye     Dan Masanin     Sherif Shagaya     Suleiman Idris