An Ilorin Chief Magistrates' Court has remanded a 20-year-old farmer in prison for robbing a woman of her handbag containing N10,000 and pieces of rope valued at N400. The man, Idrisa Hassan living in Bode Saadu, the headquarters of Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State, was said to have robbed the woman, Mrs. Fatimah Aiyegbami of Ile Ogbo Compound, Kankatu, Ilorin, at Sabon-Gada village near Ilorin. His victim was said to be on a business trip from Bode Saadu when the accused, wearing a dark mask, attacked her and dispossessed her of her handbag containing the money.

According to police First Information Report, FIR, Hassan was, on the day of the attack, hiding in a bush and on sighting the woman, he came out and jumped on his motorcycle which he used to block the way. He allegedly threatened the woman before dispossessing her of her belongings.

But in the process, the mask fell off, giving the victim the opportunity to see his face clearly.

However, luck ran out of the accused days after the crime was committed when the victim spotted him in the market at the same village.

Not only that, Hassan was also wearing the same pair of trousers he wore on the day of the crime.

This made the woman to raise the alarm which led to his arrest.

The trial Magistrate, Abdulraheem Bello, before remanding the accused at the Oke Kura Federal Prison, said though his court did not have the competence to try an armed robbery case, it would not prevent Hassan from answering the charges against him.

He adjourned the case to September 6.