A special cultism court in Ogun has sentenced Tobiloba Ogunbo, a cultist, to seven years in prison.
O. L. Oke, the presiding judge, on Friday, convicted 29-year-old Ogunbo for being a member of a secret cult and causing a breach of public peace.
The judge said the evidence presented by the prosecution was tenable and sentenced Ogunbo to seven years in a correctional centre without an option of a fine.
Olaide Rawlings, the police prosecutor, told the court that Ogunbo committed the offences on January 19, 2024, at about 2 pm in the Sabo area of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun state.
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Rawlings said the police received information that Ogunbo, with some of his members, fought and injured one Anu.
She said the convict was arrested and confessed to being a member of the Eiye Confraternity during interrogation.
The prosecutor said the offences contravened sections 45(b), 34, 36, and 37 of the Secret Cults Prohibition and Special Provisions Law of Ogun.
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Meanwhile, Ogunbo pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, belonging to an unlawful society, and behaving in a manner causing a breach of public peace.
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