Two friends on Thursday appeared in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State for alleged cultism and unlawful possession of firearms.
The police charged Bayonle Aruna, 36, and Lawal Rasheed, 44, with conspiracy, assault, unlawful possession of firearm, and belonging to an unlawful society.
The Prosecution Counsel, Sergeant Salewa Ahmed, told the court that Bayonle and Lawal on January 16 assaulted Alhaji Afulatu Teslim and Afeez Oyeniyi with a cutlass.
Ahmed alleged that the police recovered three locally made guns with three empty cartridge from Bayonle on January 16 at about 8:30pm at Ile Aare Ododun, Ajagba area, Oyo.
The prosecution also alleged that the police on January 22 at about 1:30pm in Awe area, Oyo town recovered one double barrel gun, one locally made cut to size pistol with one live cartridge from Lawal.
He said the defendants were members of Eye Confraternity, an unlawful society.
Ahmed said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 64, 355, 516 of the Criminal Code of Oyo State 2000.
The Senior Magistrate, Patricia Adetuyibi, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N100,000 each and two sureties each in like sum
Adetuyibi ordered the sureties to produce six months bank statements.