February 06, (THEWILL) – A Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun state, has sentenced two persons suspected to be loyalists of former governor Ibikunle Amosun, to one year imprisonment.
The two persons – Adewale Ogundele and Ibrahim Amoje were sentenced to one year imprisonment without any option of fine.
Both convicts were found guilty of illegal possession firearms in the state.
They were arrested by the police on October 6, 2021, for the role they played for disrupting the peace of the state at an illegal political gathering held at Ake palace.
Recalled the All Progressive Party in the state had a factional state congresses where those loyal to Governor Dapo Abiodun held their own at the M.K.O Abiola Stadium, Kuto, and those loyal to Amosun had theirs at the Ake palace.
But, delivering judgement in a suit number MA/381C/2021, Magistrate O. O Adebo after having been satisfied with evidence before her sentenced the duo to one year imprisonment without any option of fine.
Those two were charged with unlawful possession of fire arms, so, the trial processed in court, “we had three witnesses and at the end of the day, they were found guilty of having in their possession firearms without license.” she ruled
They were sentenced accordingly to one year imprisonment without any option of fine.
