Seven arraigned for abducting Amotekun operatives, stealing gun in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has arraigned seven men before the Ilaro Magistrate Court over alleged unlawful possession of firearms, abduction of Amotekun operatives and stealing of a locally made single barrel gun valued at N150,000.

The defendants are Dosunmu Amos, 34, Abisekun Seun, 22, Ojo Olanrewaju, 32, Joseph Aremu, 33, Alao Ileyemi, 30, Akeem Ege, 45, and Elijah Eriwole, 32.

They were arraigned before Chief Magistrate I, Ilaro, presided over by Mrs F.A. Ojelade on Friday, on a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful possession of firearms, abduction, stealing and conduct likely to cause breach of peace.

According to the charge sheet with No M/27/2026 signed by ASP Adeboye Olayiwola, the defendants and others still at large, between October 14 and 15, 2026, at Alagbon area, Owode-Afon, in the Ilaro Magisterial District, allegedly conspired to commit felony to wit: unlawful possession of firearms.

Count two stated that on October 14, at about 4 pm, they unlawfully had in their possession one locally made single barrel gun without licence, contrary to the Firearms Act.

Counts three and four, respectively, border on conspiracy and abduction at the Ogun State Security Network Agency, Amotekun, Owode-Afon Outpost, on October 15, at about 5:30 pm.

The prosecutor alleged that the defendants abducted two Amotekun operatives, AMT Salami Yakubu, 31, and AMT Abelewa Soliudeen, 37, and prevented any person entitled to have access to them from discovering where they were imprisoned.

Count five alleged that they stole one locally made single barrel gun valued at one hundred and fifty thousand naira, property of the Amotekun Corps.

Count six stated that they conducted themselves in an unruly manner by invading the Amotekun outpost and shooting sporadically into the air, causing fear in the neighbourhood.

DAILY POST reports that the plea of the defendants was not taken.

Prosecution counsel, ASP A.S. Abiodun moved a motion pursuant to Section 306 of ACJ Law of Ogun State 2017, praying the court to remand the defendants.

In her ruling, Ojelade held that even though offences in counts 1, 2, 5 and 6 are within its jurisdiction, it is not seized of the power to try offences in counts 3 and 4, and in the interest of justice, ordered that the defendants be remanded for a period of 60 days in the first instance.

The case was adjourned till January 15, 2027.