Three men, Hamzat Ademola (30), Kayode Kazeem (28) and Obasanmi Sola (30) on Tuesday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged illegal possession of ladies sanitary pants.
The defendants, whose addresses were unknown, are facing a count charge of unlawful possession of ladies sanitary pants.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Johnson Okunade, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on Jan. 31 in Ado-Ekiti.
Okunade alleged that the sanitary wears were found in the possession of the defendants with the intention to use them for ritual.
He said the offence contravened Section 210(f) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
The defendants pleaded not guilty.
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The prosecutor, however, asked the court for an adjournment to enable him study the case file and assemble his witnesses.
The Magistrate, Mr Adesoji Adegboye, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties each in like sum.
Adesoji adjourned the case until March 22 for hearing.
NAN
