Two herbalists have been remanded in prison by an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Friday for allegedly being in possession of a coffin wrapped with
The suspects, Adewole Bashiru and Owuoade Olabisi, have pleaded not guilty to police accusations of being in possession of criminal charms and advance fee fraud.
Police prosecutor, Sanni Abdullahi, told the court that the suspects were arrested while traveling in a Mazda car with registration number LND 451 CF with a coffin on Unity road, Ilorin.
Also confiscated by the police, Mr Abdullahi said, were two calabashes filled with black soap, cowries and other fetish charms.
The prosecutor said the accused persons told police during interrogation that they “prepared” the coffin for a customer, Wabi Amodu, who paid N3.3 million.
Abdullahi said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 97 and 217 of the Penal Code Law and Sections 3(1) of Advance fee Fraud and Other related Offences 2006.
Magistrate Aminat Shittu granted Abdullahi’s prayer for the suspects to be remanded in Okekura Prison Yard, Ilorin pending the outcome of investigation.
The case was adjourned until April 12 for further mention.
