A 22-year-old labourer, Olanrewaju Opeyemi, has been remanded for allegedly robbing a woman of N2,000 at a Lagos hotel.
He was remanded by Justice Oyindamola Ogala of an Ikeja High Court on Thursday.
Ogala ordered that Opeyemi, who has no fixed address, should be kept at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre after he pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge which was interpreted to him from the English Language to the Yoruba Language.
The defendant was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery and causing grievous harm.
According to the prosecution led by Mrs A.O. Oluwasanmi, the defendant committed the alleged offences at 2.00 a.m. on April 14, 2020, at Intendo Hotel, Agboju, Lagos.
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“Opeyemi alongside others who are at large conspired to commit robbery, and while armed with a knife, he robbed one Ms Blessing Okoro of N2,000.
“He also grievously harmed Okoro by cutting her with a knife and inflicting serious injuries on her.
“The offences violate Sections 245, 297 and 299 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015,” she said.
The judge adjourned the case until Nov. 25 for trial.