Magistrate A. Okubule of an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistate’s Court, yesterday, remanded in prison custody four undergraduates of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, over their alleged involvement in cultism.
The undergraduates are Raheem Yusuf, 21; Adedoyin Abraham, 24; Olanrewaju Idowu, 36, and Safraini Peters, 24.
The prosecutor, Adebayo Oladele, told the court that the “undergraduates, who are members of an unlawful society known as Aloral Bucania, had on August 4, at 9.30a.m., at Room 318, Biobaku Hall, UNILAG, conspired among themselves to commit an offence likely to cause breach of public peace.”
He said that the offences committed were contrary to and punishable under Sections 409 and 42(a)(b) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.
However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Magistrate Okubule granted bail to the defendants in the sum of N200,000 each with two sureties each in like sum.
The magistrate said: “The sureties must show to court evidence of three years tax payment to Lagos State Government, affidavit of livelihood, and must be residents of the state.”
The court ordered that the four undergraduates remanded in prison’s custody, pending the perfection of their bail conditions and adjourned the matter till September 26 for trial.
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