The two accomplices were apprehended on October 16, 2021 by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command in Abeokuta.
They were arrested for the role they played in the disruption of the peace of the state at an illegal political gathering not recognised by the national leadership of the All Progressive Congress at the Ake Palace ground.
Both convicts were found guilty of illegally possessing firearms.
It would be recalled that loyalists of Governor Dapo Abiodun had gathered to conduct the state congress of the party at the MKO Abiola International Stadium, Abeokuta, which was endorsed by the party’s national secretariat and had in attendance the national committee of the party as well as the Independent National Electoral Commission, while a faction led by the immediate past governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, held a parallel congress at the Ake Palace.
Delivering judgement in the suit number MA/381C/2021 on January 28, 2022, O. O. Adebo after having been satisfied with evidence before her sentenced the duo to one-year imprisonment without any option of fine.
Adebo held: “Those two were charged with unlawful possession of fire arms, so, the trial processed in court, we had three witnesses and at the end of the day, they were found guilty of having in their possession firearms without license.”