Vanguard publisher robbery attack: Court adjourns case till April 17

The case involving suspected robbers who attacked Vanguard publisher, Mr. Sam Amuka Pemu was yesterday adjourned till April 17, next year by an Ikeja Chief Magistrate Court.
The presiding Magistrate, Bola Osunsami adjourned the case on the ground that the prosecution is still awaiting the outcome of the Director of Public Prosecution’s, (DPP), advice on whether a prima facie case is established against the accused persons.
Magistrate Osunsanmi however ordered that the accused persons be remanded in prison custody after they were arraigned on a four-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery and causing grievous bodily harm on the octogenarian on August 13, 2017.
They were said to have attacked Mr Amuka-Pemu in his Anthony Village home and allegedly went away with cash and valuables valued at N2,875,000.
They are- Koyis Usman, 22, Umaru Oseni, 46, Abdurasaq Hassan, 43, Musa Atim Abubakar, 31, Gambno Umar, 31 and Abdulramon Kashil, 25.
The suspects were arraigned on a four-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery and causing grievous bodily harm.
According to the police: the charge against the defendants stated that; on June 5 around 2.30am at Anthony Village, Lagos, the accused persons conspired with others now at large, “to commit felony to wit armed robbery and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 297 and punishable under section 295 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2011”.
The defendants were further alleged to have on the same date, time and place, “caused damage to a window burglary asbestos, two doors, property of Samson Oruru Amuka, publisher of Vanguard newspaper and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 337 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2011″.
During the time of arraignment, the plea of the defendants were not taken by the court, neither were they represented by any lawyer.
Osunsanmi however, granted the request of the prosecutor and ordered that the defendant be remanded in Kirikiri Prison custody as case was adjourned till April 17, 2017.