Angry residents allegedly lynch suspected armed robber, rapist in Ibadan

<p>The team had pursued the truck towards Lagos.</p>, <p>A Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered that a 30-year-old man, Victor Emeka, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly swindling a commercial sex worker.</p>, <p>Ogada alleged that the defendant went to the hotel and patronised the complainant with a promise to pay her N2,000 for her services on March 16.</p>, <p>The state police command has, however, said investigations into the matter have commenced.</p>, <p>He was allegedly beaten to death by angry residents.</p>, <p>The Judge, Muhammed Wakili, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N300,000 and one surety in like sum.</p>, <p>“Updates would be provided accordingly, please”.</p>, <p>Apete is a densely populated community in Ido local government area of the state.</p>, <p>The prosecution counsel, Stanley Nwafoaku said on March 23, the complainant Liberty Godwin of Daki-Biyu Jabi, Abuja reported the matter at the Life Camp Police Station.</p>, <p>According to the police spokesperson: “Having noticed that policemen were trailing them, one of the robbers who was driving the truck jumped out, but fell down and hit his head against the tarred road and he died on the spot,” Oyeyemi said.</p>, <p>He told the court that, during the police investigation, the defendant admitted to the crime, explaining that the offence contravened section 289 of the penal code law.</p>, <p>The Police on Thursday, arraigned a 30-year-old housemaid, Chioma Udeh in a Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing her employer’s household properties.</p>, <p>Sources said that one of the suspected armed robbers was caught around 4 am on Wednesday while on an operation in the Adagbada Arola area in Apete.</p>, <p>The defence counsel, Charity Nwosu, made an oral bail application for the defendant, saying the defendant would not jump bail if granted.</p>, <p>The judge, Mr Saminu Suleiman, ordered that the defendant be taken to Suleja correctional centre until May 5, when the facts of the case would