Two students of Crown Polytechnic, Odo, have been arrested by the Police for alleged case of armed robbery and possession of dangerous weapons.
The suspects, identified as Awire Adekunle, 24 and Oladende Tobiloba?, 19 were brought before Mrs. Modupe Afeniforo of the Ado-Ekiti Magistrate Court on Thursday and were remanded in prison custody pending advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
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The prosecutor, Inspector Bayo Ajiboye, told the court that the accused committed the offences, which contravened Section 2 (1) (a) and (b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special provisions) Act, 2004, on March 13 in Igede-Ekiti.
He alleged that the duo wore Army camouflage to extort money from motorists on Awo-Igede road.
Ajiboye said some motorists plying the road alerted the police which led to the arrest of the accused persons.
The prosecutor said the police recovered a jack knife and other dangerous weapons from them.
The case was adjourned to April 19 for mention. (NAN)
