By CHIDINMA EWUNONU-ALUKO

An Iyaganku Magistrates? Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday remanded two persons ? Umaru Babuga and Buba Umaru ? both aged 20, over alleged kidnapping and armed robbery.

The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, are charged with conspiracy, kidnapping and armed robbery.

The Magistrate, Mrs Olasinmibo Sanusi-Zubair did not take their pleas for want of jurisdiction.

She directed the police to return the case file to the Oyo State Director of Public Prosecutions for advice.

She adjourned the case until April 8 for mention.

The prosecutor, Insp Olagoke Adegbenro, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on March 9, at 12.30 a.m. at Ilora, Oyo State.

He said that the defendants kidnapped one Ms Rhoda Olayiwola from her house.

Adegbenro added that the defendants, while armed with cutlass and other dangerous weapons, robbed one Mr Bukola Olayiwola of N550,000, jewellery and mobile phones.

He said that the offences contravened Sections 4(2) of the Kidnapping Laws of Oyo State and 1(2) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act of 2004. (NAN)

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