Four Nigerian University Students Jailed For Cult Activities

Four undergraduate UNILAG students, identified as Raheem Yusuf , 21 , Adedoyin Adeyemi Abraham , 24, Olanrewaju Idowu, 36 , and Safraini Oluyemi Peters, 24 , we're sent to jail by a magistrate court on the accusation of there alleged involvement in cult activities within the school premises .

The students were arrested by the state police command for allegedly being members of a secret cult known as Aloral Bucania.The police during the arraignment of the students yesterday the police informed the court that on the 4th of August at about 9am in Room 318 , Biobaku Hall of residence in the institution , the suspects had hacked out plans to carry out some cult activities that would have caused the breach of public peace .

Acting on a tipoff, the students were arrested by the police and arraigned on a two count charge bordering on conspiracy to cause a breach of public peace and belonging to an unlawful and secret society .

They were docked before Chief Magistrate Oluwayemisi Adelaja on Charge No : D/ 45 / 2016. When the charges were read , they all pleaded not guilty . The Chief Magistrate , Oluwayemisi Adelaja granted the defendants N 200 , 000 bail with two sureties each in the like sum.

She ruled that the sureties must possess evidence of three years ’ tax payment to the Lagos State government, affidavit of livelihood and be residents of the state . She ruled that the students be remanded in prison custody until their bail conditions have been met .

The case was adjourned till September 26th for trial