A Chief Magistrate Court in Kano on Wednesday ordered that nine men be remanded in a correctional centre over alleged armed robbery and kidnapping.
The police charged Umar Abubakar, 35; Sani Lawan, 30; Hassan Umar, 30; Abdulhadi Falalu,25; Yahuza Ibrahim, 28; Nasiru Tukur, 24; Sani Abdulsalam, 34; Lawan Shehu, 30, and Ibrahim Sani, 23, with four counts of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, illegal possession of Firearms and kidnapping.
Chief Magistrate, Muhammad Jibrin, ordered the remand of the defendants, pending legal advice from the Kano State Director of Public Prosecution.
He adjourned the matter until September 30, for further mention.
