A man identified as Fagbenro Olaewe, alongside his daughter and two grandchildren, have been arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, for allegedly threatening a woman and impersonating as bandits.
DAILY POST reports that the incident occurred on June 12, 2026, at about 10:00 am, in the Olorunda area of Abeokuta North Local Government Area.
The two minors allegedly used their grandfather’s phone to call one Mrs Esther Lawal, introduced themselves as bandits and threatened her while demanding money.
Olaewe aged 40, his daughter Elegbede Nofisat, 19, and his two grandchildren, aged 10 and 12, were arraigned on Tuesday on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, threatening violence and demanding money with menace of impersonating as bandits.
The charge sheet, with charge number MA/4539/2026 read: “That you Fagbenro Olaewe ‘m’, Elegbede Nofisat T, and…….. on 12″ June, 2026 at about 1000hrs at Olorunda, Abeokuta North, Ogun State in Isabo Magisterial District did conspire together to commit felony to wit; Threatening violence and Demanding money with menace and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 516 of Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.
COUNT II:- That you Fagbenro Olaewe ‘m’, Elegbede Nofisat ‘f, ……….. on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did threaten one Lawal Esther f age 43yrs by introducing yourselves as bandit and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 87 of Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.
COUNT III That you Fagbenro Olaewe ‘m’, Elegbede Nofisat F,……….. on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did demand for money with menace by threatening one Lawal Esther f age 43yrs on phone and introduced yourselves as bandit and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 406 of Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State of Nigerja, 2006.”
They all pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor ASP Lawrence Olu-Balogun told the court that the first defendant, who is the grandfather of the minors, had given his phone to the second defendant (his daughter) to charge when the minors took it and made the threatening call.
“The minors called the complainant and threatened to kill her and family if she does not respond to their demand.
“The complainant immediately after receiving the call reported the situation to the police station on which the police tracked the call number and led to the arrest of the defendants,” he stated.
According to the prosecutor the offences contravene sections 516, 87 and 406 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun 2006.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.K Araba, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N500,000 with one surety each in like sum.
Araba ordered that Olaewe and Nofisat be remanded at the Ibara Correctional Centre. The two minors are to be remanded at the Juvenile Home, Asero, pending the perfection of their bail conditions.
The case was adjourned until June 30 for further hearing.
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