Teenager remanded for armed robbery in Lagos (Punch)

An 18-year-old motorcyclist, Sodiq Adedeji, who allegedly attacked a man, Lanre Shoremi, with a knife and robbed him of his motorcycle, has been remanded in the Kirikiri Prison on the order of an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

The presiding magistrate, Mr A. A. Fashola, remanded the defendant in prison pending advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.

Fashola adjourned the case till March 20, 2019, for advice by the DPP.

The defendant, whose plea was not taken, was earlier arraigned on two counts of conspiracy and armed robbery. Read more