soldier is been tried for robbing victim

Katsina – Police in Katsina State on Monday arraigned a soldier, Ahmad Muhammad and one Ahmad
Abubakar, before a Katsina Chief Magistrates’ Court III, for allegedly robbing their victim of N200.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Okolo Usman told the court that the incident occurred on March 9, on Sabuwar-Maigora road in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina state.
The prosecutor said the two were been charged for criminal conspiracy and armed robbery. .
Usman said the accused persons had attacked one Alhaji Haruna Adamu in the night, injured him and fled after robbing him of N200.
He said that the police, who were on patrol in the area, met the victim crying, and that the subsequent hunt for the suspects led to the arrest of the two, while the victim was rushed to Sabuwa General Hospital for medical attention.
Usman said the soldier, who was arrested while in uniform, had already been dismissed from service.
According to him, the offence contravened Section 97(a) (b) of Robbery and Fire Arms Act, cap 398 Law of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The Chief Magistrate, Alhaji Nuraddeen Jikamshi adjourned the case till April 2, for mention and ordered the accused persons to be remanded in prison custody.(NAN)