The Ogun State Police Command has arraigned seven males earlier than the Ilaro Magistrate Court over alleged illegal possession of firearms, abduction of Amotekun operatives and stealing of a regionally made single 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 earlier than Chief Magistrate I, Ilaro, presided over by Mrs F.A. Ojelade on Friday, on a six-count cost bordering on conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms, abduction, stealing and conduct more likely to trigger breach of peace.
According to the cost sheet with No M/27/2026 signed by ASP Adeboye Olayiwola, the defendants and others nonetheless at massive, between October 14 and 15, 2026, at Alagbon space, Owode-Afon, in the Ilaro Magisterial District, allegedly conspired to commit felony to wit: illegal possession of firearms.
Count two said that on October 14, at about 4 pm, they unlawfully had in their possession one regionally made single barrel gun with out licence, opposite to the Firearms Act.
Counts three and 4, respectively, border on conspiracy and abduction on the Ogun State Security Network Agency, 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 prevented any particular person entitled to have entry to them from discovering the place they have been imprisoned.
Count 5 alleged that they stole one regionally made single barrel gun valued at 100 and fifty thousand naira, property of the Amotekun Corps.
Count six said that they carried out themselves in an unruly method by invading the Amotekun outpost and capturing sporadically into the air, inflicting worry in the neighbourhood.
DAILY POST studies that the plea of the defendants was not taken.
Prosecution counsel, ASP A.S. Abiodun moved a movement pursuant to Section 306 of ACJ Law of Ogun State 2017, praying the court docket to remand the defendants.
In her ruling, Ojelade held that although offences in counts 1, 2, 5 and 6 are inside its jurisdiction, it’s not seized of the ability to strive offences in counts 3 and 4, and in the curiosity of justice, ordered that the defendants be remanded for a interval of 60 days in the primary occasion.
The case was adjourned until January 15, 2027.
