Two Notorious Gun Runners Remanded in Federal Prisons Koton-Karfe

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Two Notorious Gun Runners Remanded in Federal Prisons Koton-Karfe

Two notorious gun runners terrorising the people of Kogi Central in Kogi State have been remanded in Federal Prisons in Koton-Karfe on the orders of a Lokoja Chief Magistrate Court for illegal possession of firearms.

 Alhassan Husaini of Lokoja Chief Magistrate Court II gave the order yesterday in his ruling on arraignment of the two accused men, Ovosi Mohammed and Abubakar Salihu.

Husaini said proliferation of firearms in the state and particularly within the court's jurisdiction had assumed endemic proportion.

According to the prosecution led by Mohammed Abaji, Senior Legal Officer with Kogi Ministry of Justice; Salihu from Anyoke in Adavi Local Government Area was arrested by men of the Command Army Records, Lokoja.

Abaji said the army personnel deployed to Okene on clearing operation at Bob Royal Hotel at Innozimi Village handed over the accused to the Directorate of State Service (DSS) for investigation.

He said a Beretta pistol with registration No. 977792 with one round of 9mm live ammunition were found in his possession.

Ovosi on the other hand was arrested on April 28 at No. 1, Palace Street, Obio/Akpo Local Government Area of Rivers State by operatives of the DSS on intelligence report.

 He was said to have travelled to Okene where he sold a pump action gun to one Emmanuel and Otaru for N150,000 at Nagazi Hotel.

 The accused were charged with criminal conspiracy and illegal possession of firearms contrary to sections 97(1) of the Penal Code and section 3 of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap 11 of the laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

Shaibu Ibrahim Esq., counsel to one of the accused, Salihu, raised an oral application for bail pursuant to section 341(2) of Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) but was promptly opposed by Abaji.

In his ruling, Husaini said he had no doubt in his mind that the offence had assumed endemic proportion of late, adding that the accused might not appear for their trial.

He therefore refused the bail application, and by consequential order, directed that the accused be remanded at the prison, as he adjourned to August 31 for further mention of the case.


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