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Police arraigns five men for alleged possession of firearms in Oyo
Police on Thursday arraigned five men at the Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, over alleged possession of rifles and live ammunition.
The five men – Muhammadu Ibrahim (23), Abdullahi Aliyu (30), Usman Abubakar (28), Abubakar Umoru (25) and Arowolo Olatunbosun (34) – were arraigned for conspiracy and unlawful possession of firearms.
Magistrate Olasinmibo Sanusi-Zubair did not take the defendants’ pleas for lack of jurisdiction.
She, however, directed the police to return the case file to the state Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
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Sanusi-Zubair, thereafter, adjourned the case to September 30 for mention and remanded the defendants in a correctional facility in the state.
The police prosecutor, Insp. Oladejo Balogun, had earlier told the court that the defendants committed the offences on June 16 at Moniya, Ibadan.
He said the defendants were found in possession of one AK-47 rifle, one LAR rifle, and 17 live ammunition.
The prosecutor added that the offences contravened Section 3 of the Robbery and Firearms Laws of Nigeria, 2004.
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