Robbers Invade Police Station, Cart Away Items
CYRIACUS IZUEKWE
Robbers may have focused their attention on Police formations after the #EndSARS protest following the latest operation at Pen Cinema Police Division in Lagos.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that barely few days after some Police officers were robbed at Zone D Command, Mushin, some armed robbers stormed Pen Cinema Division, burgled the station, carted away some litres of engine oil and escaped after the operation.
When the officers came back in the morning and discovered that the station was burgled, the matter was reported at Area G Command, Ogba.The Police moved the intelligence team to the area and arrested two of the suspects namely Rilwan Sumonu, 24 and Damilare Akinwale, 31, while others are still at large.
They were subsequently charged before the Ogba Magistrates Court for conspiracy, burglary and stealing.
They pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Supol Benson Emerhi, asked the Court to give a date for hearing to enable the Police to prove that they actually committed the offence.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. J.A. Adegun, granted them bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
They were remanded in Correctional Centre pending when they will perfect their bail conditions while the matter was adjourned till 14th December, 2020.
