Man arraigned for being in possession of cartridges

A 46-year-old man, Kazeem Jooda, on Monday, appeared before an Iyaganku magistrates’ court, Ibadan, for unlawful possession of live cartridges.

Jooda is facing a one-count charge, but he pleaded not guilty.

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The Magistrate, Mrs I. O. Osho, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case to August 23.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp Foluke Adedosu, told the court that Jooda, on May 16, at 1pm at Omi Adio on the Ibadan-Abeokuta expressway had in his possession 10 live cartridges.

Adedosu said the defendant could not give a satisfactory account of how he came about the ammunition. (NAN)