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Two out of the five men who are being prosecuted for trying to illegally import 661 pump-action rifles into Nigeria have decided to enter a plea bargain for a soft-landing.
The defendants– Mahmud Hassan, Oscar Okafor, Donatus Achinulo, Matthew Okoye, said to be at large, and Salihu Danjuma – had been arraigned by the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF on June 14 before the Federal High Court in Lagos.
According to the AGF, they brought 661 pump-action rifles into the country from Turkey through the Apapa Port in Lagos, using a 40-feet container, which they falsely claimed contained steel doors.
They'd all pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against them. The trial judge, Ayokunle Faji, had refused their bail applications in view of the gravity of the charges and adjourned until September 25 for trial.
However, at the resumed proceedings on Monday, the second and third defendants, Oscar Okafor and Donatus Achinulo, after changing their lawyers, indicated their intentions to change their plea from not guilty to guilty.
The judge directed the defendants to notify the AGF of their decision and adjourned until September 26.
The defendants– Mahmud Hassan, Oscar Okafor, Donatus Achinulo, Matthew Okoye, said to be at large, and Salihu Danjuma – had been arraigned by the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF on June 14 before the Federal High Court in Lagos.
According to the AGF, they brought 661 pump-action rifles into the country from Turkey through the Apapa Port in Lagos, using a 40-feet container, which they falsely claimed contained steel doors.
They'd all pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against them. The trial judge, Ayokunle Faji, had refused their bail applications in view of the gravity of the charges and adjourned until September 25 for trial.
However, at the resumed proceedings on Monday, the second and third defendants, Oscar Okafor and Donatus Achinulo, after changing their lawyers, indicated their intentions to change their plea from not guilty to guilty.
The judge directed the defendants to notify the AGF of their decision and adjourned until September 26.
