Three men in court over alleged possession of hard drugs

The police, on Tuesday, arraigned three men in a Kabusa Grade I Area Court, Abuja for allegedly being in possession of hard drugs.

Abubakar Sani, Abdul Jafiya and Osasha Kazeem were charged with one count of unlawful possession of cannabis.

According to the prosecution counsel, Mahmud Lawal, the defendants committed the offence on July 2.

Lawal informed the court that on July 2, at about 11. 50 p.m., a team of police officers from the Garki Police Station, while on a Stop and Search operation at Area 1 roundabout, arrested the defendants.

The prosecution counsel also told the court that during the course of investigation, the defendants were unable to give account of how and when they got the cannabis.

He said the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 319 ”A” of the Penal Code law.

The defendants pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to them.

The Judge, Aliyu Kagarko, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N20,000 each with one surety each in like sum.

He ordered that the sureties must be responsible citizens who must reside within the court’s jurisdiction.

Kagarko then adjourned the case until Aug. 5, for trial, NAN reports.

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