Youth feigns demise to keep away from justice after stealing motorbike

A 21-year-old youth in Adamawa State, Solomon Ijarafu, has discovered himself earlier than the legislation for allegedly faking his personal demise to keep away from justice.

This was after allegedly stealing a motorbike and promoting it off.

As has been established, Ijarafu, a resident of Sangere Futy in Girei Local Government Area, after disappearing with a motorbike belonging to his employer, took it to Uba in Hong Local Government Area.

There in Uba, Ijarafu, working with two accomplices recognized as Mathew Joseph and Peter Mustapha, bought the motorbike.

Thereafter, Ijarafu conspired with one other suspect, Sadiq Auwal, to help him together with his plan.

Auwal known as the motorbike proprietor, telling him that Ijarafu had died and his physique had been found in Uba.

However, the motorbike proprietor, having heard a opposite account that Ijarafu was alive, reported his suspicion to the Girei Divisional Police Headquarters.

Police operatives subsequently swung into motion to unearth Ijarafu, monitoring him down and choosing him up alongside together with his accomplices.

They had been arraigned earlier than the Chief Magistrate Court in Girei, the place they pleaded responsible to the costs towards them.

The courtroom, presided over by Chief Magistrate Asta Michael, ordered their remand in custody. The Adamawa Jail Delivery Committee later took up the case, and Ijarafu, as soon as once more, pleaded responsible to the cost towards him.

The Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman-led committee, declining a request to discharge him, granted him conditional bail.