Abiodun Nejo, Ado EkitiThe police in Ekiti State on Monday arraigned a 26-year-old man, Sunday Ifeoluwa, before an Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court over alleged possession of three wraps of Indian hemp. The police prosecutor, Inspector Oriyomi Akinwale, said the defendant was in court on a count charge of illegal possession of Indian hemp. READ ALSO: Herdsmen crisis: Exercise restraint, FG urges NigeriansHe told the court that “the defendant committed the offence on January 23 at about 10.00am at Ogbon-Ado Area in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The prosecutor asked the court for an adjournment to enable him to study the case file and assemble his witnesses for the trial. READ ALSO: Court orders El-Zakzaky wife’s release for COVID-19 treatmentHowever, the defendant pleaded not guilty when the charge was read.

Source: Punch January 25, 2021 16:30 UTC