Three persons have been arraigned before a Benin
High Court, Criminal
Division, for alleged attempted murder, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms and cartridges, malicious damage and promoting
communal war.
The Suspects Roland Egbe,40, Romson Nosakhare, 46, and Richard Imalele, 48 and others now at large numbering over fifty, on 15th June 2021, who allegedly dressed in Army camouflage uniforms, conspired to storm Izakagbo Community, Off Benin Lagos Road, in a military style and warlike manner.
It was also alleged that the suspects, armed with cutlasses battle axes and shot sporadically, ransacked the Community, engaged the Odionwere and other indigenes in a war like undertaken, robbed some of the indigenes of various cash sums and valuable properties and maliciously damaged properties worth several millions of naira in the Community.
Consequent upon an application made by the Edo State Police Command Legal Team, the court then remanded the suspects in Police custody for initial fourteen days to enable the Police continue with their investigation.
The offences are: Conspiracy contrary to Section 6 (b), Armed Robbery contrary to
Section 1 (2 a & b), Unlawful Possession of Firearm, contrary to Section 3 (1) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act, Cap R11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Promoting Communal War contrary to Section 42 and Malicious Damage contrary to Section 451 of the Criminal Code, Cap 48 Vol. Il Laws of Defunct Bendel State of Nigeria, 1976 as applicable in Edo State.
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