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.

FERMA     Salihu Yahaya     Aliyu Sabi     Local Government     MMWG     Alapado     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Wasiu Onidugbe     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Face Masks     Ajibike Katibi     Joseph Bamigboye     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Kwara 2023     Aiyedun     LAK Jimoh     Dan Masanin     Abubakar Usman Jos     Mohammed Abduraheem     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     COEASU     Nigeria Computer Society     Lanre Aremu     Olateju Lukman     Nurudeen Mohammed     Albert Ogunsola     Ayegbeni     Sarkin Malamai     Adegoke Bamidele     Egbewole     Rafiu Olasile     Femi Oladiji     Abubakar Aliagan     Erubu     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Towoju     Baaziki Sulaiman     Yaru     Talaka Parapo     Ubandawaki     Taofeek Sanusi     Kazeem Gbolagade     Kayode Issa     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Samari     Ojuekun Sarumi     Akeem Lawal     Islamic Development Bank     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Kwara Hotel     Ilota     TVC Female National Debate     Ashiru     Quarry Royal Valley     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Gaa Olobi     Bolaji Gambari     Sulyman Buhari     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Ilesha-Gwanara     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Mohammed Yisa     IHS Towers     Gbemi Saraki     Kwara State Television     Aliyu U. Tilde     Ibrahim Abiodun     KFA     Shonga Farm Project     Eghe Igbinehin     Eruku    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Balogun Ajikobi     Halimah Perogi     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Wole Oke     Moses Salami     SWAN     Dankaka     Towoju     Kumbi Titiloye     Timothy Akangbe     Alanamu     Ibrahim Gambari     Sarkin Malamai     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Abdulkareem Alabi     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Odo-Owa     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Code Of Conduct     Alikinla     Salaudeen Oyewale     Mary Arinde     Maryam Ado Bayero     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Gamji Members Association     Halimat Yusuf     Sunday Popo-Ola     Gabriel Fashanu     Olupako     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Bola Magaji     Sulyman Abdulkareem     College Of Health     National Democratic Congress     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Idi-Ape     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Segun Abifarin     Saliu Oluwole     Florence Saraki     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Yahaya Dumoye     Bayo Ojo     Hijaab     Minimum Wage     Chikanda     Rafiu Olasile     Crystal Corner Shops     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Laolu Saraki     Yomi Ogunsola     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Metro Park     Kwara Central     Bashir Badawi     Kwara 2023     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Eleyele     Guber Aspirant     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Hauwa Nuru     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     AbdulRahman Saad     Ilorin West     Saka Adeyemo     Public Holiday     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Musa Abdullahi     Baba Idris     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Babatunde Idiagbon     Ganiyu Abolarin     Shao