An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a 22-year-old ex-convict, Sodiq Kolade, in prison for allegedly robbing a man of valuables worth N44, 000 at gunpoint.The Chief Magistrate, Mrs F. Williams, who gave  the ruling, said the accused should be kept in Kirikiri Prisons pending advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).She directed that the case file should be duplicated and a copy sent to the DPP.The accused, who is unemployed, is a resident of No. 16, Kano St., Oyingbo, Ebute Meta on Lagos Mainland.He is facing a two-count charge bordering on armed robbery.Earlier, Police Prosecutor Nomayo Kenrich told the court that the accused committed the offences with others still at large on April 14 at 4.30 a.m. at No. 78, Kadara St., Oyingbo.Kenrich alleged that the accused, who was armed with a gun and an iron cutter, robbed a man, James Maduabuchi of his Techno phone valued at N22, 000 and N22, 000.“The complainant and his younger brother were baking pies when the accused suddenly entered and robbed them of their valuables.“The complainant raised an alarm and with the help of some passersby they were able to arrest the accused, while others ran away,” he said.The prosecutor said the accused, who had once been arrested for armed robbery, was recently released from Kirikiri Prisons in January.The offences contravened Sections 297(2) and 299(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 297 (2) prescribes 21 years jail term for offenders.The case has been adjourned until June 14 for DPP’s advice.Source : The Nation