CYRIACUS IZUEKWE
Four security guards have landed in trouble after robbers reportedly raided a pharmaceutical company and carted away some items worth N5m in Lagos, Nigeria.
The suspects are Oziegbe Stanley,26, Kelvin Ndubisi,21, Franklin Ezebuchi,24, and Mohammed Rasheed,32.
According to police, robbers invaded the company, Tynex Nigeria Limited, located at Kilometre 10, LASU road in Igando and stole 11 drug making modular machines which each costs about N500,000.
The guards were rounded up and handed over to the police by the management to explain why they failed to prevent the robbery attack.
The suspects were on duty when the items were stolen and the following morning, when the management discovered and asked them, they could not explain what happened.
The police alleged that since they were on duty and did not know what happened to the items, they had a case to answer.
They were charged before the court with stealing, conspiracy and negligence of duty under the Criminal Code.
At the Ejigbo Magistrates’ court where they were arraigned, they pleaded not guilty.
The presiding Magistrate, Mr A. A. Fashola granted them bail in the sum of N250,000 with two sureties in like sum.
They were remanded in prison custody pending when they will perfect their bail condition.
The matter was adjourned till 12 December, 2016.