A 44-year-old man, Timothy Elugbindin, on Thursday, appeared before an Osun State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife for allegedly robbing a farmer, Fatai Adeyeni, of 50 gallons of palm oil a
nd other belongings.
The defendant also allegedly set the residence of the victim ablaze and stole other items, including goats and sacks of cocoa beans. The police prosecutor, Joseph Adebayo, said Elugbindin and others, who are currently at large, committed the offences on March 10, 2020, in Odemuyiwa village near Ifetedo.
He explained that Elugbindin, while armed with a gun, stole 50 gallons of palm oil, two bags of cocoa beans, three bags of palm kernel, goats and hospital equipment worth about N10m.Owing to the nature of the crime, the plea of the defendant was not taken although Mr Samuel Obi announced appearance for him.
In his ruling, Magistrate Joseph Owolawi ordered that the defendant be remanded in the custody of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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