Son of Late Prince Abubakar Audu, Moham­med, Arraigned for Robbery

The Police in Kogi on Thursday ar­raigned Moham­med Audu, son of the former governor of the state, the late Prince Abubakar Audu, for rob­bery and attempted cul­pable homicide at a Lo­koja Magistrates’ Court.

Mohammed was ar­rested Wednesday night when he honoured po­lice invitation at the Spe­cial Anti-Robbery Squad at the Police Headquarters in Lokoja.

The prosecution charged the accused with criminal conspiracy, causing grievous hurt, mischief, armed robbery and attempted culpable homicide, contrary to sections 97(1), 248, 327, 298 and 229 of the Penal Code.

The prosecuting po­lice officer, Mr Gabriel Otowu, told the court that Mohammed alleg­edly committed the of­fences against his uncle, Prince Yahaya Audu, on August 30, in the family house at Ogbonicha, Ofu Local Government Area.

Otowu told the court that Yahaya and one Ibrahim Immam were in his family compound at Ogbonicha for the eighth day prayer of Dauda Audu when the alleged offence took place.

He said that in the First Information Re­port (FIR) Yahaya al­leged that hoodlums armed with guns, cut­lasses and axe crimi­nally conspired and invaded his compound pretending to be visi­tors.