Five suspected cultists arraigned for breach of public peace, robbery.

Five men suspected to be cultists have been arraigned before a Yaba Magistrate court.

The accused were arraigned before Mrs. Bola Folarin Williams on a thirteen-court charge bordering on  armed robbery and breach of public peace at the Sholanke area of Akoka, Lagos State on November 5 2013.

Count 1 read, “That you Adewumi Adeyemi,(M),Opeyemi Okeowo 24,Abiodun Ayinde 23, Sule Alabi 30 and Sunday Ebah 27 and others at large on 5/11/2013 at about 2130hrs at Sholanke area of Akoka -Lagos in the Lagos Magisterial district did conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause breach of public peace by going about with dangerous weapons and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 44(1) of Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011.

Count 3 stated that the accused also at the same place, date and time “did rob one Ayo Adekola of his Dell laptop valued at N80,000,Blackberry valued at N120,000, pieces of jeans trousers,shirt and shoes and the cash sum ofN30,000 only and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section (1)(2)(a)(b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011″.

Other counts stated that the accused  “Unlawfully collected the cash sum ofN7,550.00, one Sony laptop, one X2 Nokia phone and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 295(1) (2) (a) (b) of the Criminal Laww of the State of Nigeria 2011″

That the accused “did rob one Shola Victor of her Galaxy Tap phone valuedN105,000. 00 and Blackberry valued at N72,000 and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 295 (1) (2) (a)(b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011.

Other charges read that the accused ” unlawfully collected the sum ofN10,375. 00,one DSTV phone valued at N15,000 and recharge cards worthN49,700 and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 295(1)(2) (a) (b) of Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011″.

The accused however pleaded not guilty to all the charges  and were granted bail in the sum of N100,000 each with two sureties in like sum. The case was adjourned till December 16, 2013  for mention.