Man docked for conspiring to rob his wife

A man, Adewale Lukmon, has been dragged before an Ikorodu Magistrate Court for conspiring to rob his wife of N159,000.

Lukmon, whoBidemi Fatai, Saheed Owolabi and Babatunde Ageele lives with his wife, Funmilayo at Leadway Estate, Eruwen, Ikorodu, was arrested alongside three friends, .

Funmilayo. was said to have gotten a business deal of N159,000 on the 23rd of July, 2018. Her husband however advised her to deposit the money into her bank but they could not as she was yet to register for the Bank Verification Number.

As the couple left the Bank, Lukmon was said to have gone with his friends where he told them about the money while Funmilayo returned home with the money.

One of the friends, Fatai, was said to have returned to the house around 10pm, thinking the woman left the money at home.

While searching for the cash, Funmilayo reportedly arrived in the house with the money. A scuffle was said to have ensued between the duo, as the suspect forcefully took the money and fled, prompting Funmilayo to report the case to the police.

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Fatai, during interrogation, revealed that Lukmon, the victim’s husband and his two other friends were his accomplices.

The charges read in part, “That you, Adewale Lukmon, Bidemi Fatai, Saheed Owolabi and Babatunde Agele, and others at large on July 23, around 10pm on Leadway Estate, Erunwen, Ikorodu, in the Ikorodu Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony, to wit; robbery, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 299 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”

“That you, Adewale Lukmon, Bidemi Fatai, Saheed Owolabi and Babatunde Agele and others at large, on the same date, time and place, at the aforesaid magisterial district, did rob one Adewale Funmilayo, and unlawfully dispossessed her of the sum of N159,000, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 297(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria 2015.”

The suspects all pleaded not guilty to the charges and were granted bail in the sum of N100,000 each with two responsible sureties in like sum.

The case was adjourned till October 11, 2018.

 

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