The police in Lagos on Monday arraigned two brothers, Onyekachi Okoro and Michael Okoro, over an alleged involvement in the abduction of a lady.
Onyekachi, 25, a barber and Michael, 48, a trader, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and abduction before an Oshodi Magistrates' Court in Lagos.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that the accused and others at large committed the offence on Dec. 9, 2012, at No. 38, Aremu Olatunbosun St., Oshodi.
?He said that the accused and others conspired to abduct one Eberechi Ogoke, 20, daughter of Ndubisi Ogoke.
?”Onyekachi and others had visited the complainants, Ndubisi Ogoke and wife, with three bottles of wine, asking them to release their daughter, Eberechi, his girlfriend, to him in marriage.
?”Ndubisi told them that he could not release his daughter just like that, that there were other things they needed to do before he could release his daughter to them.
Olatunde said that the complainant asked the accused to repeat their visit the following day, which they did.
“When the accused and others called back, the complainant called a photographer to take a group picture but this was rebuffed by the visitors.
“The accused told the complainant that they were not there to snap pictures, and to the dismay of the complainant, they all stood up and one of them grabbed his daughter and fled the scene.
?”All efforts made to trace or find Eberechi since then has proved abortive,’’ the prosecutor said.
?He said that when Onyekachi was arrested, the accused denied knowledge of the whereabouts of the lady.
?Olatunde said that the offences committed contravened Sections 409 and 411 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused, who reside at No. 14, Omilade St., Mafoluku, Oshodi, however, each pleaded not guilty to the charges.
?The Magistrate, Mrs M.R. Osho-Adebiyi, granted each accused bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties each in like sum and adjourned the case to Jan. 17 for mention.
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