The Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, remanded five men in a correctional facility custody over alleged possession of rifles and live ammunition.
The five men are Muhammadu Ibrahim, 23; Abdullahi Aliyu, 30; Usman Abubakar, 28; Abubakar Umoru, 25 and Arowolo Olatunbosun, 34.
The five men were charged with conspiracy and unlawful possession of firearms.
Magistrate Olasinmibo Sanusi-Zubair did not take the pleas of the defendants for lack of jurisdiction.
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She, however, directed the police to return the case file to the state Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice.
Ms Sanusi-Zubair subsequently adjourned the case until September 30 for mention.
Meanwhile, the prosecutor, Oladejo Balogun, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on June 16 at about 4:00 p.m., at Moniya, Ibadan.
Mr Oladejo said the defendants were found unlawfully in possession of one AK-47 rifle, 1 LAR rifle as well as 17 live ammunition.
(NAN)
