An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded two men, Victor Christian, 43, and Success Samuel, 29, over alleged illegal possession of firearms.
The defendants are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, belonging to a proscribed confraternity, and unlawful possession of firearms, filed by the police.
Prosecutor SP Josephine Ikhayere told the court that the offences allegedly occurred on Oct. 4, 2025, at about 10:05 p.m. in the Nebanu area of Ishashi, Lagos. She said the defendants, alongside others currently at large, were members of the Aiye confraternity, a group proscribed by law.
Ikhayere added that the suspects were found in possession of two semi-automatic pump-action guns, one locally made single-barrel gun, and 52 rounds of live ammunition without lawful authority from the Inspector-General of Police.
The offences contravene Sections 41, 332(1)(d), and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Magistrate Mr L. A. Owolabi ordered that the defendants be remanded at a correctional centre pending advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). However, he granted bail of N700,000 each with two sureties in like sum, specifying that one surety must be a civil servant and the other a blood relative.
The case was adjourned until Jan. 30 for further proceedings.