3 remanded for kidnapping 72-year-old woman from Lagos mosque

An Ebute Meta magistrates’ court, on Tuesday, ordered that three men who kidnapped a 72-year-old woman be remanded.

The police had charged Bolaji Apena, Believe Deo and Godday Enock with three counts bordering on conspiracy and kidnapping.

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The prosecutor, ASP A. A. Paul, told the court that the suspects committed the offence on March 18, around 1pm at No 27 on Tunde Taiwo Street, Epe.

He told the court that the suspects conspired to kidnap 72-year-old Fasilat Badmis from her residence with intent to collecting ransom, emphasising that, “They planned to kidnap the septuagenarian after her Zuhir prayers in the mosque, and subsequently kidnapped her.”

The magistrate, Mrs O. M. Ajayi, who did not take their plea, ordered that they should be remanded at the Ikoyi correctional facility pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and adjourned the case to May 9. (NAN)