A Makurdi magistrates’ court, on Monday, remanded two men, Terhile Yarnum and Simon Changoji, to stand trial on charges of conspiracy, trespass, causing hurt, and illegal possession of firearm.

The Magistrate,  Ajuma Igama, did not accept the defendants’ plea for want of jurisdiction.

Mrs Igama ordered that the defendants should be remanded in the Makurdi correctional centre and adjourned the case to May 11 for further mention.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp Inedu Friday, told the court that one Kanshio Cyprin of Ukemberegya, Logo LGA, Benue, reported the case to the Anyin Divisional Police Station.

The complainant stated that he was working with five others at the farm when Terhile Yarnum and Simon Changoji, along with many others from the Changoji family, attacked them.

He reported that the attackers came and trespassed into the land with sticks, cutlasses and guns, attacked them and injured one person, Terhile Abraham, on his forehead.

“They later made away with a wheelbarrow of seed yams, all with a total value of  N136,000,” he said

Mr Friday said that during police investigations, the defendants were arrested in connection with the alleged crime, while others were still at large.

The prosecutor said that the investigation into the matter was ongoing and asked the court for another date for mention.

He said that the offences contravened Sections 97, 349, 254, 288 of the Penal Code Law of Benue State 2004; and Section 3(1) of the Robbery and Firearm Special Provision Act 3004 suggested.

(NAN)