Three men, Rotimi Oluwasola, 30; Shittu Babatunde, 25, and Lawal Olatomiwa, 25, have appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court over alleged cultism and possession of firearm.
The defendants, whose address were unknown, are facing a two-count charge of membership of Alora confraternity( a secret cult) and possession of firearm.
The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Johnson Okunade, told the Court that the accused committed the offences on November 8 in Ado-Ekiti.
He said the defendants had confessed that they were members of Alora confraternity.
Okunade also alleged that Lawal Olatomiwa did become an accessory
after the fact of felony, when he attempted to cover up Oluwasola, known to have committed the offence of unlawful possession of firearm.
He said the offences contravened Section 64 and 519 of the Criminal Code, Law of Ekiti State, 2012.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The defence counsel, Odunayo Okunade, urged the court to grant them bail, with a promise that they would not jump bail.
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