The police in Ogun State yesterday arraigned 10 men, Tajudeen Toyin, 60, Segun Bello, 48, Lateef Monsuru, 31 and seven others at an Ota Magistrates’ Court for unlawful possession of guns.
The defendants and others at large, whose addresses were unknown, are facing a two-count charge of threat to life and unlawful possession of firearms.
The prosecutor, Abdulkareem Mustapha, told the court that they committed the offences on November 9 at Kajola village, Atan, Ota.
He alleged that the defendants were caught by the police with a locally-made pistol and one live cartridge, without a licence.
Mustapha said the offence contravened sections 248(d) and 249 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun State, 2006.
The defendants pleaded not guilty.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. B. B. Adebowale, admitted the defendants to bail at N50, 000 each, with two sureties each.
She said the sureties must live in the court’s jurisdiction and swear to an affidavit of means.
Adebowale said the sureties should provide evidence of tax payments to the Ogun State government and submit four recent passport photographs to the court.
She adjourned the case till January 17 for hearing.