Two suspected armed robbers identified as Olalekan
Durojaiye, 20, and Femi Kromoga, 27, have been arraigned
before a magistrate court in Lagos state after they were
caught smashing the head of a two year old baby, Samuel
Nwafor on the floor while trying to rob his mother, Mary
Nwafor of her bag at Salami bus stop in Shasha area in
Lagos recently.
According to a report by PM News, while giving an account
of what happened, Mary said she was on her way back from
work and was at the bus stop to take a bus to her home
when the two robbers who were riding on a motorcycle,
stopped in front of her and attempted to forcefully take her
bag. She said while she was struggling with one of them,
the other one came down and forcefully removed her son
from her hand and smashed him on the ground, causing
him to bleed. She had to stop struggling for her bag to
attend to her baby. Luck however ran out on the robbers
when the residents of the area apprehended them before
they could escape. They were beaten up and then taken to
the Sasha Police state while the victim and her son were
rushed to the hospital.
After investigation, the police charged them before a
Magistrates’ court for inflicting injury on the little baby and
snatching Mary’s bag under the Criminal code. They pleaded
not guilty and the presiding Magistrate, Mrs J. O. E. Adeyemi
granted them bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties
in like sum.
They were remanded in prison custody until they fulfill their
bail conditions. The matter was adjourned till 11 December,
2015.
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