A commercial bus driver,Steven Emeka, 24, and his conductor, Tosin Kadri, 20, were last Monday, remanded in prison custody for alleged armed robbery. The defendants who are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery were arraigned in a Lagos Magistrate's court, sitting in Ikeja, before Magistrate Abimbola Oshodi-Makanju.
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The police prosecutor, Inspector Samson Ekikere, told the court that the defendants and others at large, committed the alleged offence on May 24, at about 5:05pm at Offogunewu street, Ile-Epo bus stop in Ikotun area of Lagos. He alleged that the suspects conspired amongst themselves to commit armed robbery, stating that while armed with a gun and other dangerous weapons, they robbed one hand bag, valued N10,000, recharge card N8,000, black Berry phone N35,000, make-up, N15,000, total value of N83,000, belonging to one Mrs Augustina Ikhra.