A Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos on Friday ordered that 27-year-old Basiru Usman be remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for possessing a toy gun.
The police charged Usman, whose address was not provided, with conspiracy and unlawful possession of firearm.
Magistrate Folashade Osikoya gave the order following a motion by the prosecutor, Victor Eruada, an assistant superintendent of police, that the matter be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.
The magistrate, who did not take Usman’s plea, also directed the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send it to the DPP for advice.
She adjourned the case until October 4.
Earlier, Eruada said that Usman and some persons, at large, committed the offence on July 16 at 2 p.m around Alaba Rago Market, Ojo, Lagos.
He said that Usman, while ”armed” with a locally-made toy gun, caused fear in the community.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Sections 411 and 312 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2015. ##
