Sale Gambo, a suspected kidnapper of Ahijo Muhammed, the Divisional Police Officer(DPO) of Mubi North Local Goverment Area in Adamawa state, has been apprehended and arraigned before Chief Magistrate Court I Jimeta on Monday.
Other accused persons charged to court by the Commissioner of Police, A. A. Alhaji, for conspiracy and armed robbery include; Abdullahi Ibrahim, Idris Musa and Abba Umar, while Mamman Sani and Muhammed Bala were arraigned for criminal conspiracy and kidnapping.
Ahijo Muhammed, was abducted in November 2019, where those who kidnapped him demanded the sum of N10million before releasing him, but he was later rescued by Operation Puff Ader/Operation Farauta after 8 days in the kidnappers net.
Already, the court presided by Chief Magistrate Aliyu Bawuro, has remanded all the suspects in a Yola prison custody in connection to the alleged offences.
The First Information Report tendered in court by ASP Francis Audu, said it was reported to the police on the 19th November, 2019, that the accused who is a resident of Gembula village of Mubi North LGA abducted the DPO and took him to unknown destination and demanded N10million ransom contrary to section 248 of penal code law.
When the report was read to him following a prayer to that effect by ASP Francis, the suspet denied committing the crime as a result of which the court adjourned the matter to the 31st August, 2021 for further mention, and ordered that the suspect be remanded in prison till then.
Likewise, the court has remanded Mamman Sani and Muhammadu Bala, for allegedly kidnapping Umaru Baba and Musa Hassan, at Gangtun village in Ganye LGA, Adamawa state.
According to FIR read in court as applied by ASP Francis Audu, the suspects stormed cattle range in the village around 1:00am on the 20th May, 2021, with a toy gun, cutlasses, sticks where the beat up their victims after which they abducted Musa Hassan.
The accused who were also said to have made away with a handset, knife, trouser and touchlight of their victims, later demanded the sum of N4 million from the family of their victim before releasing him; however, NEWS PLATFORM could not ascertain whether ransom was paid or not.
The defendants were later nabbed by the security during which the following items including toy gun, 2 handsets, mp3 player among other valuables were recovered from them; thereby, committed crime contrary to sections 60 and 248 of the penal code.
Upon their arraignment, the duo vehemently denied committing act. But shortly after entering their plea, the presiding judge adjourned the case to the 30th August, 2021 for further mention.
Meanwhile, three (3) suspected armed robbers who invaded Wayam Hotel at Wauru Jabbe in Yola South on the 5th June, 2021, have been arrested and arraigned before Chief Magistrate court I Jimeta on Monday.
The suspects including Abdullahi Ibrahim, Idris Musa and Abba Umar, were dragged before Chief Magistrate Bawuro, by Adamawa Commissioner of Police, CP A. A. Alhaji.
But when the presiding Judge asked them whether the allegation of conspiracy and armed robbery levelled against them is true, the trio admitted that the allegation is true.
Ruling, Magistrate Aliyu Bawuro, adjourned the matter to the 30th August, 2021, for further mention, and ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, ASP Francis Audu, told the court that the suspects while armed with cutlasses, invaded the hotel on the 5th June, 2021, robbed the hotel guests and carted away 2 handsets.
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