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The
six accused kidnappers, alleged to have kidnapped three girls of Babington
Macaulay Junior Seminary College in Ikorodu, Lagos, were on Friday remanded in
Ikoyi Prisons by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court.
The
Chief Magistrate, Mrs O.I. Adelaja, who gave the order, said that the accused
should be remanded in prison pending the advice of the Director of Public
Prosecutions.
Adelaja
then adjourned the case to April 25 for legal advice.
The
accused, Emmanuel Arigidi, 37; Gift Pius, 30; Fred Omoni, 32; Geofrey Owei, 28;
Seun Akanji, 33; and Segun James, 29; are facing a five-count charge bordering
on conspiracy, kidnap, armed with offensive weapons and robbery.
A
Counsel from the Criminal Investigations Department, Panti, Lagos, Mr G.O.
Osuyi, said the accused conspired with others at large on February 25, at Maya
under bridge along Ikorodu-Imota Road, Ikorodu.
He
said the accused conspired to kidnap three girls from Babington Macaulay Junior
Seminary College, Ikorodu.
The
school girls are Tofunmi Popo-Olaniyan, 15; Timilehin Olusa, 14; and Deborah
Akintayo, 14.
Osuyi
said that the accused whilst armed with AK 47 rifles also robbed the Principal
of the college, Ven. Olaoluwa Adeyemi, of the sum of N5.6 million.
The
counsel also alleged that the 1st accused, Emmanuel Arigidi, whilst armed with
AK 47 rifles, on March 12, 2015 at Admiralty Way, Lekki, robbed one of the new
generation banks and made away with N24.5 million.
Arigidi
is alleged to be one of the robbers who unleashed terror in the Ikorodu area
and robbed several banks in the previous year.
The
prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections 269(1), 295 (2) and 409
and of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The
Counsel to the accused, Mr Ola Ogunbiyi, did not oppose the remand application.
The
News Agency of Nigeria
reports that Section 295 (2) provides death penalty for the offenders.
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