The escapee said he was hiding at a friend’s place in Kaduna after the escape and was later lured into crime, which he regretted.
I have considered the evidence of the security guard, an Okada man, one Yahya Ibrahim, the house help and a police Inspector.
Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo held that the prosecution proved the charges of conspiracy, robbery and kidnapping against the convicts beyond all reasonable doubt.
The committee said one of the suspect confessed to committing the act with a seven-year-old child, and the second abused an almajiri child.
The police chief added that 1,359 rounds of live ammunition and 17 bandits’ operational motorcycles were also recovered in 2022.
The arrest of the syndicates follows repeated reports of incessant burglary incidents in the state capital of Akure.
Mr Baba-Alkali said this on Thursday in Abuja during a meeting with strategic police managers.
The defendants were arraigned on August 24, 2020, for conspiracy, armed robbery, attempted murder and cultism.
“Odoh was arrested for shooting and murdering his adult male client, one Onunze Benedict, of the Eha-Amufu community in the same LGA,” said the police.
“In spite of the numerous challenges, President Buhari has been relentless in tackling security challenges in the country and ensuring the safety of lives and property.”
