Police duck 1O for robbery, theft and possesion of arms

Police in Abuja have arraigned 10 persons before an Abuja High Court on a four criminal count charge of armed robbery, theft and illegal possession of firearms.
The accused persons were however remanded at the Kuje prison in Abuja following their no guilty plea, pending the time their application for bail will be decided by the court.
The accused persons were brought to court by the FCT Police Commissioner.
The accused persons according to the charges allegedly conspired among themselves to rob an aluminum company situated in Jabi, Abuja and carted away materials valued at N25 million.
This, the Police said was an offense punishable under section 1,2,3 and 6 of the robbery and firearms [Special provision]Act, Laws of the federal 2004.
Their offence reads:
That you Livinus Mbaga, Uchenna Mbagha, Godwin Timothy, Onyekachi Nnadi, Ifeanyi Oram, Raimi Mudashiru, Cyril Ubah,Anikan Subday, Chigozie Chukwu, and Ikechukwu Egbo,all of Anambra, Lagos,and Delta states respectively, on or about May 28, 2016mat about 2:00am at Lento Aluminium Company, Jabi, Abuja while armed with assorted rifles and offensive weapons, did rob and steal from the company 10 aluminum coils valued at 25 million naira and carted away the said stolen items in two trucks"
When the matter was called up for hearing, the prosecution counsel, Blessing Ezeala, representing the Commissioner of Police, informed the court that a counter motion had been filed by the police in response to an application for bail initiated by the defendants on October 24th.