From Lateef Taiwo
Benue Police Command has arraigned a
64-year- old security guard, Emmanuel Iorhemba, and three others all of Tse- Agberagba in Konshisha Local Government Area of the state before a Makurdi chief magistrate court for alleged conspiracy and theft of N24. 6 million from a filling station.
Prosecuting police officer Inspector, Godwin Ato, during an address informed the court that on October 24 the accused persons, Tsavkase Stephen, Iorfa Emmanuel Iorhemba,Destiny Terhemba and Barnabas Terhide, came to the filling station belonging to Abraham Ogwuche, at midnight and stole the money.
According to prosecution, during police investigation, the accused persons were arrested and they confessed committing the alleged crime.
He also told the court that the sum of N1 million was recovered from one of the accused, Tsavkase Stephen, during a search that was conducted.
Prosecution had insisted that the accused would temper with its assignment since investigation was still in progress and asked for adjournment while plea of the accused for leniency was rejected by the trial judge for want of jurisdiction.
Ruling the chief magistrate, Kelvin Mbanongon, ordered that the accused be remanded at the federal correctional center Makurdi and adjourned the case to December 12 for further mention.
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