A Special Anti-Cultism Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday, sentenced 35-year-old Timileyin Afolayan to 10 years imprisonment for unlawful possession of firearms and another seven years for belonging to a secret cult.
Afolayan, who resides at No. 26 Bajomo Ijaye Ojokoro, Lagos State, was convicted on a two-count charge of membership of an unlawful society and possession of a locally made pistol without a licence.
The Magistrate, Mr O.L. Oke, stated that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the convict was guilty as charged.