A man, Adewale Lukmon, and
his friends Bidemi Fatai, Saheed Owolabi and Babatunde Ageele have been
arrested for allegedly conspiring to rob wife, Funmilayo, of the sum of
N159,000.
According to a report by
Punch Metro, the both husband and wife lived together at their house on Leadway
Estate, Eruwen, Ikorodu, Lagos State.
It was reported that on
July 23, 2018, Funmilayo, a building contractor, got a business deal of
N159,000.
When she was given the
money, her husband reportedly advised her to deposit it in her bank account.
On getting to the bank in
company with her husband, Funmilayo was reportedly turned back because she had yet to register
for her Bank Verification Number.
The couple were said to
have left for home with the money.
While the woman went out
with the money, the husband went out with his friends.
Adewale allegedly told his
friends about the money.
One of the friends, Fatai,
was said to have returned to the house around 10pm, thinking the woman left the
money at home.
While searching for the
cash, Funmilayo reportedly arrived in the house with the money.
A scuffled was said to have
ensued between the duo, as the suspect forcefully took the money and fled.
Funmilayo was said to have
reported the case to the police and the suspect was arrested.
Upon interrogation, Fatai
allegedly mentioned the names of the victim’s husband and other friends as
accomplices.
They were arraigned before
an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court on two counts of robbery.
The charges read in part:
“That you, Adewale Lukmon,
Bidemi Fatai, Saheed Owolabi and Babatunde Agele, and others at large on July
23, around 10pm on Leadway Estate, Erunwen, Ikorodu, in the Ikorodu Magisterial
District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony, to wit; robbery,
thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 299 of the Criminal Law
of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”
“That you, Adewale Lukmon,
Bidemi Fatai, Saheed Owolabi and Babatunde Agele and others at large, on the
same date, time and place, at the aforesaid magisterial district, did rob one
Adewale Funmilayo, and unlawfully dispossessed her of the sum of N159,000,
thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 297(1) of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State, Nigeria 2015.”
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