2 students arrested for robbery in Abuja

A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Wednesday ordered that two students, Monday Odaletan and Sunday Samuel be remanded in prison custody pending ruling in their bail applications.

Odaletan and Samuel are standing trial on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and receiving stolen properties.

Justice Maryann Anenih, who gave the order, adjourned the case to October 30, 2013 for ruling in the bail application.

Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Mr. Ikenna Ihezuo, told the court that the accused persons, sometime in April, 2013, conspired with one Yahaya Idris, now at large, and hijacked Mrs. Ugo Uche’s Toyota car with registration number FST 134 LA.

Ihezuo said the alleged hijacking occurred on Abuja- Zuba Expressway.

They pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The prosecutor told the court to adjourn to enable him to present his witnesses.

The counsel to the accused, Mr Chinedu Igwenazor, applied for bail. Igwenazor submitted that granting the bail application was at the discretion of the court.

“We urge your lordship to use your discretion and grant them bail pending trial,’’ he said.