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From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
The Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa has sentenced a 32-year-old man, Erenyanate Wealth Godday, to 10 years imprisonment for unlawful possession of firearms.
Godday, an indigene of Nembe-Bassambiri in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, was arrested for an armed robbery attack on a drive-in Filling Station/Bar, Kimowei Filling Station, located at the Amarata area of Yenagoa, the state capital, on April 11, 2023.
The police prosecution team also told the court that the convict was arrested at his residence located at Imgbi road on April 28, 2023 by the men of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Police Command.
According to the charge sheet, during the search in his house located along imgbi Road, a locally fabricated English beretta pistol with three rounds of .9mm ammunition were recovered by police operatives.
He was later arraigned for unlawful possession of firearms.
The presiding judge, Justice Mike Ikabe of Court 13, after hearing the submission of the prosecuting and defence counsels, sentenced Erenyanate Wealth Godday to 10years imprisonment.
