18th July, 2017
Eight men were on Tuesday arraigned before an Ota Magistrates Court in Ogun for allegedly belonging to a secret cult called ‘EIYE Confraternity’.
The accused persons were Adewale Ibrahim, 23, Ajasa Olalekan, 28, Adams Ahmed, 28, Ojeniyi Michael, 29, Remilekun Subaru, 27, Oyelumade Gbenro, 29, Ezra Jackson, 24, and Akinyelu Kunle, 26.
The accused, of no fixed addresses, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and unlawfully belonging to a secret cult.
The Prosecutor, Cpl. Mustapha Abdulkareem told the court that the accused persons and others still at large committed the offences on July 13 at about 3.00 a.m at Ilogbo, Ota.
Abdulkareem said that the accused persons and others at large conspired to belong to an unlawful society called ‘EIYE confraternity’.
He said that the offences contravened Sections 3 and 5 of Secret Cult (Prohibition and Special Provision) Act Laws of Ogun, 1999.
The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs B. B. Adebowale, granted bail to the accused persons in the sum of N500,000 each with two sureties each in like sum.
She also directed that one of the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction, while the other should be the owner of developed landed property within the court’s jurisdiction.
Adebowale also ordered that the sureties should swear an affidavit of means and submit four recent passport photographs to the court.
The case was adjourned until August 22 for definite hearing.