Man, 32, remanded over alleged possession of pistol
An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered remand of a 32-year-old man, Olalekan Oluwajayogbe, in Ilesa Prison over alleged possession of a pistol.
The magistrate, Mrs Halimat Olowolagba, who gave the order, said the accused was denied bail because of the gravity of the offence.
The prosecutor, ASP Mireti Wilson, told the court that the accused committed the offence on June 15 at about noon at Ilesa, Osun.
Wilson said the accused, a motorcyclist, engaged in a fight with a passerby at a roadside.
“Ȋ̝̊̅t was at the scene where the parties were fighting that a pistol dropped from the pocket of the accused who denied being the rightful owner of such arm.
“A neighbour, who was trying to resolve the conflict, quickly alerted the Nigeria Police on patrol at Ilesa and the accused was arrested,’’ Wilson said.
He said the offence committed contravened Section 4 and punishable under Section 271 of the Criminal Code Cap 34, Vol. 11 Laws of Osun, 2003.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The counsel to the accused, Mr Oluwaseun Salewa, prayed the court to grant his client bail in the most liberal terms.
The magistrate, however, refused the accused bail and adjourned he case until July 24 for mention. (NAN)