• Man detained over alleged kidnapping, armed robbery in Ibadan
An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s court, yesterday, remanded a 40-year-old businessman, Opeyemi Olanrewaju, in the Kirikiri correction centre for allegedly defiling his two daughters.
Olanrewaju, who resides in Ijegun, Lagos, was charged by the police with defilement, but the Chief Magistrate, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, did not take his plea for want of jurisdiction.
The magistrate adjourned the matter till June 26 for legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Raji Akeem, told the court that the offence was committed in September 2021.
He said Olanrewaju’s wife caught him molesting their seven-year-old daughter. Akeem said the wife also caught him assaulting their five-year-old daughter. The case, he said, was reported at the police station and the defendant was arrested.
He said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Similarly, an Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court, Ibadan, has remanded 38-year-old Musa Saidu in a correctional centre for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery.
Saidu, whose address was not provided, is charged with conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping.
The magistrate, Mrs M. Olagbenro, did not take his plea for want of jurisdiction. She directed the police to return the case file to the Oyo State Director of Public Prosecutions for advice.
The magistrate adjourned till July 30 for mention.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Inspector Elisha Tellang, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on January 2, at about 1:30 p.m., at Iyaganku, Ibadan.
He alleged that the defendant and others now at large, while armed with dangerous weapons, attacked one Mr Ojebisi Akanni and robbed him of his motorcycle.
Tellang alleged that the defendant also kidnapped one Mr Ramon Shittu with the intent to demand and receive monetary ransom from his relatives.
According to the prosecutor, the offences contravened Sections 6 (b) of the Robbery and Firearms Laws of Oyo State and Section 4(2) of the Kidnapping Prohibition Laws of Oyo State, 2016.
