24-year-old arraigned for allegedly possessing gun

A 24-year-old man, Toheeb Oyedepo, was on Thursday arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court, Ibadan, for allegedly possessing a single-barrel gun.

Oyedepo, whose address was not provided, was charged with unlawful possession of a single-barrel gun, to which he, however, pleaded not guilty.

The Prosecutor, Insp Olalekan Adegbite, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on April 18 at about 1 pm in the Okeola area of Ibadan.

Adegbite said the defendant unlawfully possessed the cut-to-size locally-made gun, of which he could not give a satisfactory account.

He said the offence contravened Section 417 of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000.

The Magistrate, Mrs Oluwabusayo Osho, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500,000, with two reliable sureties in like sum.

She adjourned the case till July 11 for a hearing.