A Kwara State magistrates court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the remand of seven persons in a correctional centre over their involvement in the theft of N40 million worth of fish and other farm implements.

The accused, Paul Friday, Joy Nanpen, Sunday Maikarfi, Stephen Philip, Emmanuel Clement, David Nankam and Issac Friday, were arrested for robbing two companies of farm produce and machinery along Asa Dam Road.

According to the charge sheet, the police received a complaint through a letter written by two fishery companies, AFAB Nigeria Ltd and YEXJOK Global Ventures, that their farms were robbed sometime in March, whereby they jointly lost farm produce and machinery valued at N40m.

“Mr Jimoh Mohammed, a director in one of the companies was able to identify the suspects who were staying very close to the farm.”

The police said the defendants had confessed to the crime.

The Prosecutor, Gbenga Ayeni, urged the court to remand the suspects.

The Magistrate, Monisola Gbadeyan Kamson, ordered their remand pending the arrival of advice from the office of the attorney general of the state and adjourned toOctober 4, 2022.