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The police, on Thursday, arraigned four persons before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged impersonation.
The defendants: Ogundayomi Ajayi, 45, Arojojoye Adewumi, 24, Adebayo Olusola, 21, and Lamidi Osheiza, 31, are facing a count charge of impersonation.
The prosecutor, Insp. Caleb Leramo, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on March 1, in Igede-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti.
Leramo alleged that the defendants impersonated themselves to be the Nigerian Merchant Navy Caster Defence Force.
He said the offence contravened Section 109 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The prosecutor asked the court for an adjournment to enable him study the case file and assemble his witnesses.
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The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
Counsel to the defendants, Mr. Sunday Balogun, urged the court to grant them bail with a promise that they would not jump bail.
The Magistrate, Mrs. Mojisola Salau, in her ruling, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N20, 000 with one surety each in like sum.
She, thereafter, adjourned the case until April 6, for hearing. (NAN)
