BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – PETER OKE, the man who was charged last Friday (May 30) for allegedly executing a brazen daylight robbery at Ram’s Wholesale Department in Bird Rock, was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison.
The 39-year-old Newtown resident was born in Nigeria but is a citizen of St. Kitts and Nevis by descent.
He was arrested on Friday (May 29) and, following investigations, was charged with Robbery on the following day.
Information that reached this publication had stated that Oke was recognised by a member of the public from the footage provided by management of Ram’s Group of Companies, which had gone viral.
He was seen on Friday in the Independence Square and the public-spirited citizen immediately informed the Basseterre Police Station, from where members of the Criminal Investigation Department swooped down on the alleged suspect and apprehended him.
At about 3:50 p.m. on the previous Friday (May 22), two armed bandits had entered the Ram’s Bird Rock premises pretending to be members of the Christian-based religious movement, Jehovah Witness.
One of them, who was position on the verandah handing out religious flyers to customers, attacked the business establishment’s Manager, robbed him of an undisclosed sum of money and inflicted a wound to his head during the process.
Following the daring robbery, both men had made good their escape but the entire incident was caught on camera – CCTV.
In a press release issued today (June 4), Police Press and Public Relations Officer Inspector Lyndon David stated that “the head of the Criminal Investigation Department, Superintendent Smithen takes this opportunity on behalf of his department and the entire force to thank all who were instrumental in the investigative process”.
