Hyacinth Chinweuba
The Police in Ogun has arraigned 10 men before the Ota Magistrates ‘s Court for unlawful possession of firearms.
The accused persons include Tajudeen Toyin (60), Segun Bello (48) ,Lateef Monsuru (31) and seven others.
They are standing trial on two-count charge of threat to life and unlawful possession of firearms.
The Prosecutor, Cpl. Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court that the defendant and others now at large, committed the offences on November 9 at Kajola Village, Atan, Ota, Ogun.
Abdulkareem said that the defendants were caught by the police with a locally made pistol and one live cartridge, without licence.
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He said that the offence contravenes Sections 248(d) and 249 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs B. B. Adebowale, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N50, 000 each, with two sureties each in like sum.
She said that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and swear to an affidavit of means.
Adebowale also said that the sureties should provide evidence of tax payments to the Ogun Government and submit four recent passport photographs to the court.
She adjourned the case until January 17, 2018 for hearing.