NSCDC offi cial, 2 others bag 6 years for robbery

By Oyibo Salihu Lokoja A Kogi state High Court sitting in Lokoja yesterday sentenced an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Taiwo Babalola, and two others to six years in prison over allegation of robbery. Sentenced along with Babalola were Kolawale Samson and Ainoko Paul. Justice S. O. Otu in his ruling found the accused persons guilty of robbing one Kadiri Mukailu, of Lokogoma Village, Lokoja. Mukailu had told the court that the people stormed his house on December 29, 2016, and carted away his Toyota Camry with registration No. LKJ303 MA, UBA ATM card, a wrist watch worth N15,000, Nokia phone worth N12, 000, Itel phone and 10 pieces of clothes worth N30,000. During the trial which lasted about fi ve months, the accused pleaded not guilty. Th e prosecution and the defendants brought witnesses through their counsels to prove their cases there. However, the presiding judge, Justice Out, fi nally delivered the judgement pronouncing the trio guilty of the armed robbery off ence and sentenced them to six years in prison with hard labour.