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Man Bags 10 years Imprisonment For Illegal Possession Of Firearm In Kogi

From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

A notorious Crime addict, Ogrima Abdulgafar Adabara AKa, Onuku has been sentenced  to ten years imprisonment without an option of fine for being in possession of firearms.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi state  sentenced  Ogrima Abdulgafar Adabara on his conviction.

Adabara was arrested in Okene with a pistol and charged to the Federal High Court by the Department of State Services Lokoja.

He was arrested with a pistol, convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment without an option of fine on 6th Dec 2022.

The arrest of Ogrima by men of the DSS and his conviction by the Federal High Court1 according to our correspondent led to jubilation in Okene, with citizens expressing happiness, as he was said to have over time constituted himself as a menace.

Ogrima was reportedly been notorious for various crimes ranging from robbery, burglaries, receiving stolen properties, and kidnapping amongst other crimes.

Delivering his Judgement, Justice S. B. Onu of the Federal High Court said having been found guilty on the count of illegal possession of a firearm punishable under Section 27 (1) of the Firearms Act, sentenced him to ten years imprisonment without an option of fine.

Reacting, counsel to the DSS, O. Yahaya, described the ruling would serve as a deterrent to others.

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