Two men, Ojo Taiwo and Adebayo Adeyemi were on Thursday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged illegal possession of India hemp.
The defendants, of unknown addresses, are facing a charge of illegal possession of Indian hemp.
The police prosecutor, ASP Johnson Okunade, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on January 7 about 03:00 p.m in Ikere-Ekiti.
He alleged that the defendants had in their possession weeds suspected to be Indian hemp and illicit drugs.
Okunade said the offence contravened Section 5 (b) of the Indian Hemp Act 2004.
The prosecutor asked the court for adjournment to enable him to study the case file and present his witnesses.
The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
Counsel to the defendants, Miss Iyanu Olumuagun, urged the court to grant her clients bail, with a promise that they would not jump bail.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr A.O Adeosun, granted bail to the defendants in the sum of N50,000 with one surety each in like sum.
He adjourned the case till January 18 for hearing. (NAN)
