Two men were remanded at Kirikiri Prisons on Monday by an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a Toyota Camry car, a property of one Uber driver, Charles Ekwamu.
These suspects namely Daniel Anagor, 28 and Samuel Effiong, 21 were also accused of murder attempts; strangling of Charles Ekwamu’s neck after stealing his Toyota Camry car.
They have been arraigned before Chief Magistrate M.I. Dan-Oni with a three-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery.
According to Nation reports, Prosecuting Inspector Victor Eruada said the defendants committed the offence with others at large on June 14 at Abijo, Lekki, Lagos.
He said Ekwamu was attacked while driving the defendants and his accomplices. They suddenly brought out a rope and a knife and attacked him, he said.
Eruada alleged that the defendants tried to strangle him with a rope while he was being robbed of his car with number-plate KJA 116 EY.
He said they also robbed their victim of his phone, five Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards and N250,000.
The prosecutor said the defendants were arrested by some policemen while trying to escape.
Chief Magistrate Dan-Oni did not take the defendant’s plea.
She ordered that the defendants be remanded at Kirikiri pending an advice by Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The case continues on August 5.
