Bus conductor jailed 21 years for robbery

A bus conductor, Sunday Olalekan, was on Tuesday sentenced to 21- year imprisonment by a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, for robbery.

The court presided by Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye found Olalekan guilty‎ of robbing one Nkong Remi in February 14, 2013.

The convict, 22, who lives at No. 15 Papa Unity Road, Imedu-Ibafo area of Ogun State, was arraigned by Lagos State Government on a one-count charge of robbery.

He had on arraignment pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The prosecutor, Akin George, had accused Olalekan of robbing his victim of her handbag, phones and other valuables on the day of the incident.

He said the robbery took place at Gani Fawehinmi Garden, Ojota, in the Ikeja Judicial Division.

The prosecutor said the offence was contrary to Section 294 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.

During trial, Remi told the court that she was driving an ash colour 4runner Jeep and going to drop her sister at the park around 6:15am when the robbery took place.

“There was small traffic jam so we slowed down. I heard a loud shout and as I turned to my side, there was a black boy with a mark on his eye, he was accompanied by two other boys. He came to the car window and forced it down. The other two boys jumped in,” she told the court.

Remi added that the youngmen also robbed her sister before she eventually drove off from the scene.

“I returned back to Gani Fawehinmi’s park around 7am and asked the boys at the park and they told me that some boys were caught and taken to Alausa Police Station.

“When I arrived the station, they asked me if I could recognize the boys and I said yes I will recognize the one with a swollen eye. They took me in and I recognised him (convict),”she added.

However, Olalekan, who testified in Yoruba language, denied all the allegations.

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