An Ilorin Chief Magistrate's Court yesterday ordered the remand of a couple and a teacher over recovered stolen cars.

The accused are Ajarat Alhassan Adamu, Adamu Husseini (the couple) and Yusuf Olowojare (the teacher).

They were arraigned on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, assisting in the concealment of stolen property and dishonestly receiving stolen property.

The offences contravene sections 97, 319 and 317 of the penal code.

According to the charge sheet, one Rover 1983 model saloon car with registration number ABUJA- AW 967 GWA valued at N670,000 was stolen from Tajudeen Lawal and his mother, Muyibat Oladipo, in their home at Aiyetoro, Ilorin by armed robbers.

The stolen car was recovered without the registration number where it was displayed for sale on Taiwo Road, Ilorin, leading to the arrest of Ajarat Alhassan Adamu of Garoba compound, Idah, Kogi State.

Prosecutor Salman Ajao told the court that four other vehicles with documents bearing the name of Ajarat's husband were recovered from her during investigation.

The recovered vehicles include Sienna space wagon bus with registration number LAGOS- DV 445 LSD, Honda Halla car with registration number LAGOS-EG 629 EKY, Volkswagen Golf 3 car with registration number KWARA-AR 031 LRN and Mazda 121 saloon car with registration number KWARA-AB 498 ARP.

Ajao also told the court that one of the accused, Ajarat Adamu Hussein, bought the vehicles from three men simply identified as Kareem, Kabiru and Segun, who are still at large, through Yusuf Olowojare of Adeta in Ilorin, who has been concealing the stolen vehicles.

The charge sheet revealed that the Sienna space wagon bus was stolen from Olukoya Abiodun in his home at Ganmo, Ilorin by the robbers.

The prosecutor said the offences are not bailable and that bail is at the discretion of the court.

Counsel to the accused, Ibrahim Malik, urged the court to release his clients on bail. 

Magistrate Olamilekan Adegbite ordered the remand of the accused in the Federal Prison, Oke-kura, Ilorin.

The case was adjourned till July 30.