Court jails man seven years for cultism
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An Ogun Special Anti-Cultism Court in Abeokuta yesterday sentenced a 36-year-old man, Oluwole Olushola, to seven years imprisonment for belonging to a secret cult.
Olushola of no fixed address was convicted on a two-count charge of membership of an unlawful society and possession of dangerous weapon.
The Magistrate, Mr O.L. Oke, said that the prosecution proved its case beyond every reasonable doubt.
He sentenced the convict to seven years on count one and five years imprisonment on count two.
Oke sentenced the convict without an option of fine, adding that the sentence should run concurrently.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Inspector Olaide Rawlings, told the court that the convict committed the offences on March 10 at Eloham Hostel, Harmony Estate at Camp Alabata area of Abeokuta.
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