An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday remanded two men in Kirikiri Prison for allegedly robbing a man of his tricycle with a cutlass.
The Magistrate, Mrs S.K. Matepo, refused to listen to the defendants’ plea and ordered them to be remanded in prison until Nov. 11, pending advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The defendants are Azeez Shogunro, 25, a vulcaniser and Kunle Akano, 26, a welder, both residents of Ile Epo, Abule Egba area, Lagos.
They are being tried for conspiracy and robbery.
Prosecutor Sgt. Innocent Odugbo told the court that the offences were committed on September 10 at Aina Aladi St., Alagbado, Lagos.
Odugbo said that the defendants and two others at large boarded a tricycle owned by the complainant, Mr Nofiu Kazeem, and told him to take them to No. 10 Aina Aladi St., Alagbado.
“It was around 9.00 p.m. when they got to the street they threatened the complainant with a cutlass and hit him on the head from behind with an iron rod.
“Immediately he became unconscious, they dragged him down and drove off in the tricycle.
“It was some passersby that helped the complainant and took him to hospital,” he told the court.
Odugbo said that the defendants were arrested when they tried to sell the tricycle.