The Ogun State Police Command has arraigned seven males prior to the Ilaro Justice of the Peace Courtroom over alleged illegal ownership of firearms, abduction of Amotekun operatives and stealing of a in the community made unmarried barrel gun valued at N150,000.
The defendants are Dosunmu Amos, 34, Abisekun Seun, 22, Ojo Olanrewaju, 32, Joseph Aremu, 33, Alao Ileyemi, 30, Akeem Ege, 45, and Elijah Eriwole, 32.
They have been arraigned prior to Leader Justice of the Peace I, Ilaro, presided over by way of Mrs F.A. Ojelade on Friday, on a six-count fee bordering on conspiracy, illegal ownership of firearms, abduction, stealing and behavior prone to purpose breach of peace.
In step with the fee sheet with No M/27/2026 signed by way of ASP Adeboye Olayiwola, the defendants and others nonetheless at massive, between October 14 and 15, 2026, at Alagbon space, Owode-Afon, within the Ilaro Magisterial District, allegedly conspired to dedicate legal to wit: illegal ownership of firearms.
Depend two mentioned that on October 14, at about 4 pm, they unlawfully had of their ownership one in the community made unmarried barrel gun with out licence, opposite to the Firearms Act.
Counts 3 and 4, respectively, border on conspiracy and abduction on the Ogun State Safety Community Company, Amotekun, Owode-Afon Outpost, on October 15, at about 5:30 pm.
The prosecutor alleged that the defendants kidnapped two Amotekun operatives, AMT Salami Yakubu, 31, and AMT Abelewa Soliudeen, 37, and averted any individual entitled to have get entry to to them from finding the place they have been imprisoned.
Depend 5 alleged that they stole one in the community made unmarried barrel gun valued at 100 and fifty thousand naira, assets of the Amotekun Corps.
Depend six mentioned that they performed themselves in an unruly approach by way of invading the Amotekun outpost and capturing sporadically into the air, inflicting concern within the neighbourhood.
DAILY POST reviews that the plea of the defendants was once no longer taken.
Prosecution suggest, ASP A.S. Abiodun moved a movement pursuant to Phase 306 of ACJ Legislation of Ogun State 2017, praying the courtroom to remand the defendants.
In her ruling, Ojelade held that even supposing offences in counts 1, 2, 5 and six are inside its jurisdiction, it’s not seized of the facility to check out offences in counts 3 and four, and within the hobby of justice, ordered that the defendants be remanded for a length of 60 days within the first example.
The case was once adjourned until January 15, 2027.