Court remands woman, 9 others in prison for alleged possession of Indian hemp
NAN-H-58
Hemp
By Dorcas Elusogbon
Ile-Ife (Osun), Sept 16, 2016 (NAN) An Osun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife on Friday remanded 10 accused persons, including a woman, in prison for allegedly being in possession of Indian hemp.
They are: Omobolade Oke, 30; Ogunsesan Gbadegesin, 28; Imeh Essang, 25; Yinka Akinyombo, 20; Tayo Adeyemo, 25; Sunday Oriade, 24; Moses Oladele, 30; Bayo Adeoye, 27; Kareem Dauda, 26; and Wale Olagbaju, 19.
The Magistrate, Mr Olalekan Ijiyode, said although the charge was a bailable but , decried the high level of deliquesces in the society.
He ordered the accused persons to be remanded in prison to enable them show remorse, and adjourned the case till Oct 20, for hearing.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Emmanuel Abdullahi, told the court that the accused persons committed the offence on Sept. 15, around 6 a.m., in Ile-Ife and its environs.
Abdullahi said that they conspired among themselves to commit felony to wit; housebreaking, stealing and resisted arrest.
He further said that the accused persons conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause the breach of peace with their behaviours which caused panic among the people in their neighbourhood.
No plea was not taken. (NAN)
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Edited by Kevin Okunzuwa//Felix Nwadioha