Date: 2019-03-23

An Ilorin Magistrates' court has remanded six suspects over alleged armed robbery in Ilorin, the state capital.

According to the Police First Information Report (FIR), the robbers armed with three guns on January 21, 2019 robbed one Mrs Toyin Amin at her house and carted away a Toyota Corolla LE car.

One of the bandits, Taofik Tunde Jimoh, was arrested and he confessed to the crime.

In the course of interrogation, Jimoh mentioned other members of the gang as Nasir Shuaibu Adebola, Olaitan Sulyman, Amidu Mohammed, Quadri (surname unknown) and one Easy (real name unknown).

The FIR revealed that further investigation led to the arrest of Ademola while one 32 inches Samsung plasma television, one pair of ear ring and one finger ring were recovered from the gang.

Investigation also led to the arrest of Sulyman and Mohammed while one locally made pistol used for the robbery operation and one Amado LG palm tip phone tablet were also recovered from him.

Other items recovered include, one Toyota corolla car with registration number LKJ 102 DJ valued at N1, 600. 000.00, one iphone 8s valued N250.000.00, one Iphone 6s N200. 000.00, one LG K30 phone valued N150. 000.00, two luggage bags containing clothes and shoes.

The suspects were dragged before Magistrate Bukola Bamgbola for criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms and armed robbery contrary to sections 6(B), 2(3) and 1(2) of Robbery and Firearm (Special Provision) Act Cap R11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

The prosecutor, Adewumi Johnson, prayed the court to remand the accused as the matter is still under investigation.

In his rulling, Magistrate Bamgbola remanded the accused and adjourned the case to 9th April, 2019.