{"id":43664,"date":"2024-07-25T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/court-remands-5-over-unlawful-possession-of-firearms\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T13:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T13:00:11","slug":"court-remands-5-over-unlawful-possession-of-firearms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/court-remands-5-over-unlawful-possession-of-firearms\/","title":{"rendered":"Court remands 5 over unlawful possession of firearms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Iyaganku Magistrates\u2019 Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday remanded five men in a correctional facility over alleged possession of rifles and live ammunition.<\/p>\n

The five men are Muhammadu Ibrahim, 23; Abdullahi Aliyu, 30; Usman Abubakar, 28; Abubakar Umoru, 25 and Arowolo Olatunbosun, 34.<\/p>\n

The five men, whose addresses were not provided, were charged with conspiracy and unlawful possession of firearms.<\/p>\n

Magistrate Olasinmibo Sanusi-Zubair did not take the pleas of the defendants for lack of jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

She, however, directed the police to return the case file to the state Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.<\/p>\n

Sanusi-Zubair, subsequently, adjourned the case to Sept. 30 for mention.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the prosecutor, Insp Oladejo Balogun, had earlier told the court that the defendants committed the offences on June 16 at about 4.00 p.m., at Moniya, Ibadan.<\/p>\n

Oladejo said the defendants were found unlawfully in possession of one AK-47 rifle, 1 LAR rifle as well as 17 live ammunition.<\/p>\n

He said the offences contravened Section 3 of the Robbery and Firearms Laws of Nigeria, 2004.<\/p>\n

Court remands 5 over unlawful possession of firearms<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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