- An Ebonyi State Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Abakaliki, on Thursday, remanded in a correctional facility two men, Arinze Nweke, 20, and Uchenna Nwakpa, 24, for alleged armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearm.
An Ebonyi State Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Abakaliki, on Thursday, remanded in a correctional facility two men, Arinze Nweke, 20, and Uchenna Nwakpa, 24, for alleged armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearm.
It was gathered that the accused persons committed the offences on October 22, 2019, at No. 32 Mbam Agbo Street, Abakaliki, in the Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state.
They were alleged to have robbed one Nwibo Thomas of his Infinix S4, Itel P32 and Lenovo phones, among other items, with a locally-made pistol.
The police prosecutor, ASP Eze Mathias, told the court that the offences were punishable under sections 6(b) and 1(2)(b) of the Armed Robbery and Firearm (Special Provision) Act, Cap. R11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The court did not take grant the plea of the accused for bail on the grounds that it lacked the jurisdiction to try the matter.
The counsel for the accused persons, A. J. Uburu, had applied for their bail, which was opposed by the prosecuting police counsel, ASP M. Eze.
The Chief Magistrate, Nnenna Onuoha, refused the bail application and ordered that the accused persons be remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Abakaliki, pending legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in the state.
The case was adjourned till January 6, 2020, for report of compliance.
