3 men in court over alleged possession of dane guns

Three men, Jibrin Chindo, Suleiman Hamza and Abdullahi Sule on Friday appeared before a Senior Magistrate’ Court sitting at Karu in the FCT charged with alleged unlawful possession of Dane guns.

They are facing a two-count charge of joint act and unlawful possession of firearms.

The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Adams Peter, told the court that one ASP. Goke Babajide and his team attached to the Asokoro Division of the FCT Police Command caught the suspects while on duty at the Gwarzo-Asokoro Road on Sept. 29.

Peter said that the policemen intercepted the accused persons in a lorry on their way to Kano State and stopped them.

“It was discovered that they were carrying some guns along with other goods and passengers in the lorry.

During interrogation by the policemen the accused persons admitted that they owned the guns and couldn’t produce any license authorising them to be in possession of the guns.

The prosecutor added that they also couldn’t give any satisfactory answer as to how they got the guns.

The offences contravene Sections 79 of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 27 Sub A of the Firearms Act.

Meanwhile, the accused persons pleaded not guilty to the offences.

The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs Ann Akobi, granted them bail in the sum of N50, 000 each with one surety each in like sum.

She ordered that the sureties must produce passport photographs and should reside within the court’s jurisdiction.

Akobi adjourned the case till Oct. 22 for hearing. (NAN)