An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Gboko Command, Tersoo Chia, on Thursday appeared before a Chief Magistrate Court in Makurdi for allegedly robbing a man of his mobile phone and N30,000.
The petitioner, Asemadoo Aor, reported the matter at the ‘A’ Division Police Station, Gboko on February 11 before the case was moved to the State CIID in Makurdi on April 1 via a letter dated March 23.
The prosecutor, Friday Kansho, told the court that Aor had reported that the accused and two others who are still at large stormed his residence on February 6.
According to him, they were armed with guns and knife and they robbed him of his mobile phone and N30,000.
Kansho said the NSCDC officer was arrested during police investigation.
The offences, according to the prosecution, contravened Sections 6(b) and 1(1)(2)(a)(b) of the Robbery and Firearms Act, 2004.
The court could not take the 36-year-old’s plea for lack of jurisdiction.
Defence counsel, A. Amoomo, applied for his bail, telling the court that the accused person was sick with liver problem and needed proper medical care.
Chief Magistrate Isaac Ajim granted bail to the accused person in the sum of N100,000 and a surety in the same amount.
The case was adjourned until June 6 for further mention.
