Suspected kingpin, Sylvester Nwajagu (3rd accused person)
Seven suspected members of a robbery gang have been arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria.
They were arraigned before the court, presided over by Chief Magistrate P. E. Nwaka by the Lagos State Police Command
The suspects are Blessing Felix Onyema (F), Sunday Alabigu, Sylvester Nwajagu (M), Celestine Nnailo (M), Obinna Onu (M), Onyedike Vincent (M), and Ido Vincent Chinedu.
Arraigning the suspects, the prosecution, through its counsel, Williams Ologun, told the court that the suspects unlawfully conspired among themselves to commit Felony to wit robbery and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 259 and punishable under Section 297 (2) (a) (b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.
The prosecutor also informed the court that the suspects armed with guns allegedly stole sixteen drums of Starlight, 96 Core Optic Fibre Cables valued at N80,000,000 (Eighty Million Naira) property of Jus Partners Cosmopolitan Limited and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 296 and punishable under Section 297(1)(2}(a)(b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.
In ruling on the bail applications filed by the suspects, Chief Magistrate P. E. Nwaka, admitted the 1st defendant to bail in the sum of N200, 000 with 3 sureties in like sum.
The court also granted the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th defendants bail in the sum of N500,000 with 3 sureties in like sum and three years of tax clearance.
While the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th are admitted to bail, but they are all to report every 2nd and 4th Monday at Zone 2 Onikan Lagos.
Reviewing the case file, Chief Magistrate Nwaka held that the only nexus of the first defendant to the entire charge was that monies were received in her bank account which were proceeds of crime.
However, the court did not take the plea of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd defendants because the court lacks jurisdiction over the matter.
Magistrate Nwaka held that the 2nd and 3rd defendants are to be remanded in prison facility for the first 30 days pending the duplication of the case file at the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution, DPP, for advice.
Barrister O.O. Ogunleye appeared for the complainant as counsel holding a watching brief.
The charge reads “That you Blessing Felix Onyema ‘F’, Sunday Alabogu ‘M’, Sylvester Nwajagu, and others still at large on the 20th day of June 2022 at about 0150hrs at Spenser Street, off Murtala Mohammed Way, Yaba, Lagos in the Lagos State Magisterial District, did unlawfully conspire among yourselves to commit Felony to wit robbery and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 259 and punishable under Section 297 (2) (a) (b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.
“That you Blessing Felix Onyema,(F) Sunday Alabogu ‘M’, Sylvester Nwelagu, and others still at large on the same date, time, and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did arm yourselves with guns and robbed sixteen drums of Starlight 96 Core Optic Fibre Cables valued N80,000,000 (Eighty Million Naira)property of Jus Partners Cosmopolitan Ltd and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 296 and punishable under Section 297(1)(2}(a)(b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.
“That you Blessing Felix Onyema ‘F’, Sunday Alabogu ‘M’, Sylvester Nwajagu, and others still at large on the same date, time, and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did attempt to unlawfully kill Emmanuel Bassey ‘M’ and Abel Uko Endurance ‘M’ by tying and threatening them with a gun, thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 230(1) and punishable under Section 230(2) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2035.
“That you Celestine Nnailo ‘M’, Obinna Onu ‘M’, Sylvester Nwajagu, Onyedike Vincent, Odo Vincent Chinedu, and others still at large on the 20th day of June 2022 between the hours of 0700hrs to 1000hrs at Shibir: Ojo in Lagos Magisterial District did dishonestly receive sixteen drums of Starlight 96 Co Fibre Cables valued N80,000,000 (Eighty Million Naira) from one Sunday Alabogu ‘M’ and Blessing Felix Onyema ‘F’ knowing to be stolen property of Ju Partners Cosmopolitan Ltd and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 528 and punishable under Section 328 (1) (2) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.
“That you Celestine Nnailo ‘M’, Obirna Onu ‘M’, Sylvester Nwajagu Onyedike Vincent, Odo Vincent Chinedu, and others still at large on the 20th day of June 2022 between the hours of 0700hrs to 1000hrs at Shibiri Ojo in Lagos Magisterial District did dishonestly receive sixteen drums of Starlight 96 Cor. Optic Fibre Cables something reasonably suspected to have been stolen thereby Committed an offence contrary to Section 329 and punishable under Section 329(c) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”
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