http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2014/09/25/police-arrest-security-man-for-failing-to-catch-armed-robbers/

The police at Ejigbo division, Lagos state, western, Nigeria have arrested a night security guard and charged him before Ejigbo Magistrate’s court for failing prevent robbers attack during operation.

The suspect, Mohammed Nuru was charged with negligence of duty for failing to use reasonable means to prevent robbery attack in the area where he was employed under the Criminal Code.

He was remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri Lagos.

The 28-year old Nura was employed as security man at 5, Egbe road in Ejigbo area of Lagos only recent. Though he was working as a guard, he was not equipped with arms or weapons to repel armed robbers.

Days after he was employed, armed men invaded the area at night and over powered him. The robbers broke into a boutique and carted away items worth N500,000.

The owner of the shop, Steve Olumese went to the police and reported that his shop was burgled by the unidentified armed men.
He also informed the police that the residents employed Nura as their night security guard in the area. Consequently, the police arrested Nura and charged him to court with negligence to perform his duty by not preventing armed robbery attack in the area.

Nuru reportedly told the police that he was unable to stop the men who over powered him. He also explained that he had no weapon to confront them.

When he was arraigned, he pleaded not guilty.

The presiding Magistrate, Mr P.E.Nwaka granted hin bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.

He was remanded in prison custody pending when he will fulfill his bail condition.

The matter was adjourned till 15 October 2014.

Isnt this surprising? How would the security man have caught the robbers even when he had no weapons with which he would have confronted the robbers?

How many times has our military even with all their amour been overpowered by the boko sect? Yet! a man with no weapon and just a single entity is expected to repel armed robbers? Very funny country! And a judge entertained this case? SMH

He ought to have stopped the armed robbers with a stick.9ja God is watching oo!

that means half of our police force should be in prison for abandoning their duty post during robbery,and boko attack,

Ridiculous!
The police team that effected the arrest and prosecution should all be fired

Question to the steve olumese. Would he have arrested the robbers if he found himself in the guard's shoe. The court and the police have no case since the guard was not empowered to confront robbers. Nonsense!!!

That presiding judge is a cow. What's d work of police?

The headline should be: NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE ARRESTS A MAN FOR FAILING TO DO THEIR CRIME PREVENTION JOB.

Can you imagine? NPF is a joke

Rubbish is or was the security man paid or trained to arrest armed robbers where were the police men on duty when the robbery operation was taken place ??. all the police men on duty that night should also be arrested for not coming to do their job.

Naija POLICE. Abeg who suppose dey jail. Infact Dr judge sef na bastard.

I have always said we should stop call all these charity cases we hire in the name of security because when the tiniest of push push comes to shove those men can't foil,apprehend or even be deterents to criminals .. They can only join you in prayers that your property be invisible to robbers.

The man should be released ASAP because his job description didn't entail catching criminals rather its mostly creating awareness when he suspects a robbery incidence.

He cld never be indicted, that's for sure. Even if he had abetted the crime: he had no weapon is a very strong defence!