A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded a 30-year-old man, Opeyemi Ogunjimi, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, pending trial, for allegedly having firearms.
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke fixed the commencement of his trial for Nov. 6.
The defendant was arraigned on a three-count charge by the Department of State Service (DSS) for unlawful possession of a firearm.
When the case was called on Monday, the Prosecutor, Mr M.O. Bajela, urged the court to order that the charge be read to the defendant so that he could take his plea.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor requested a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendant pending trial.
Justice Aneke, consequently, ordered the defendant’s remand in custody.
According to the charge, the prosecution alleged that the defendant was arrested with a locally made pistol and three live cartridges in a public bus along Lekki-Ajah road in Lagos.
The prosecutor said that the defendant was apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during a stop-and-search operation.
Bajela said that Ojunjimi was handed over to the DSS for further interrogation and prosecution.
