Court remands 31-year-old man for alleged possession of dangerous weapons
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Weapon
By Elusogbon Dorcas
Ile-Ife (Osun), Oct 7, 2016 (NAN) An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 31-year-old man, Mutiu Olalekan, in prison for alleged possession of dangerous weapons.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Elisha Olusegun, said the accused, and others now at large, committed the offence on July 26 around 6:30 a.m. at Oke-Sokun Zone 4, NTA Road, Ile-Ife.
Olusegun said that the accused conspired among themselves to commit felony to wit: unlawful possession of one locally made pistol, one live cartridge with other firearms which he could not give satisfactory account of.
He added that the offence was contrary to sections 6b, 8 and punishable under sections 1 (i), 3 (1), 27 (1), (b), (11) of the Robbery & Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap R 11, Vol. 14, Laws of Federation, 2004.
No plea was taken.
Magistrate Olalekan Ijiyode ordered the prosecutor to duplicate the case file to the office of Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
Ijiyode remanded the accused in Ile-Ife prison pending his arraignment in court and adjourned the case till Nov. 15 for mention. (NAN)
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Edited by Felix Nwadioha