A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, presided over by Justice Sikiru Oyinloye, on Wednesday sentenced a student of a polytechnic in the state, Mr. Fatai Olasile, to 10 years’ imprisonment and a fine of N50, 000.
Olasile was sentenced for being a member of a secret cult and for involvement in cult-related activities.
He was also sentenced for unlawful possession of a locally-made pistol, “punishable under Section 3 (1) of the Robbery and Firearms Act, 2004.”
The convict was arraigned on two counts bordering on belonging to cult “contrary to Section 2 of Secret Cult and Secret Societies Law of Kwara State.”
Another person, Mohammed Kehinde, and two others were arraigned on three counts of criminal conspiracy, initiation of new members to secret cult and membership of the secret cult.
Olasile was convicted after the prosecution team, led by the Kwara State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Kamaldeen Ajibade, called three witnesses and tendered exhibits to prove his case.
Oyinloye subsequently found the first and second accused guilty and sentenced them to 10 years’ imprisonment each with a fine of N50,000.
The third accused person was, however, discharged and acquitted of the offences.
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