Ado-Ekiti, Aug.19, 2025(NAN) The police, on Tuesday, arraigned four suspects before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged possession of Indian hemp and breach of peace.
The defendants — Ogunyemi Sunday, 45, Daudu Alabi, 21, Abejide Olayemi, 24, and Samuel Sunday, 31, are facing a two-count charge of possession of Indian hemp and breach of peace.
The police prosecutor, Insp Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendants committed the offence at about 2:00 a.m.,on Aug. 13, at Odo Agbara farm settlement in Isinbode-Ekiti, Ikole-Ekiti Local Government.
He alleged that the defendants had in their possession weeds suspected to be Indian hemp (Cannabis Sativa).
Oriyomi also alleged that the defendants conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause the breach of peace.
According to him, the offence contravened Section 5(b) of the Indian Hemp Act LFN 2004 and Section 181(1) (d) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
He urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him to study the case file and present his witnesses.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
Counsel to the defendants, Mrs Adunni Olanipekun, urged the court to grant the defendants bail, with a promise that they would not jump bail.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Abayomi Adeosun, in his ruling, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N100,000 with one surety each in like sum.
He adjourned the case until Sept. 25 for hearing.(NAN)
