The Magistrate, Esosa Osifo-Ehigiegbe, nonetheless, said she has rejected charge, however not on the legitimacy.


The justice released the respondents following an application by the police examiner, ASP, Violent Soyemi, who advised the court to reject the case in light of the fact that the complainant, Mrs Esther Ojo needed to pull back her case.

As per Mrs Ojo,

"I would prefer not to proceed with the case on the grounds that the litigants' sibling has been beseeching me.

"They don't have cash to pay me for the oil they took and I can't watch them enduring in the remedial focus. So as a mother I have pardoned them.'

The Police had summoned the two litigants nearby with a 21-year-elderly person, Kabrinu Satiyanu on two check charge of intrigue and taking.

Satiyanu, in any case, conceded and was condemned to serve prison terms, yet Isah and Hassan argued not blameworthy but rather couldn't flawless the bail conditions and were remanded in Oko remedial focus.

ASP Soyemi had affirmed that on Dec. 19, 2019 at Adesuwa road, off Upper Lawani street, New Benin region in Benin City, the respondents plotted among themselves and took 570 liters of Red Oil.

The investigator said the offense contradicted Section 516 and 390 (9) of the Criminal Code of the outdated Bendel State of Nigeria, 1976, presently relevant to Edo. Which endorses 7years in jail each, whenever saw as blameworthy.