A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed December 2, 2022 for the arraignment of the founding President of the Nigerian Shipowners Association (NISA), Chief Isaac Jolapamo, over alleged illegal possession of firearms.
Jolapamo is to be arraigned before Justice Yelim Bogoro on a 3-count charge bordering on alleged unlawful possession of guns.
Previous attempts to arraign the shipping magnate were stalled due to his absence in court.
The last attempt made to arraign him court was stalled due to alleged ailment.
When the matter came up on Friday, Police prosecutor, Anthony Iyeye, informed the court he was ready to go on with arraignment and for the Defendant to take his plea.
However, Jolapamo’s counsel, Mr. Femi Falana SAN told the court that the defendant was ill and presently hospitalized, and could not be present in court.
Fanala also presented a medical report before the court to support his submission.
But, the prosecutor insisted that the defendant should be brought to court, as he he was not aware of his ailment.
Consequently, Justice Bogoro stood down the matter for five minutes to enable the prosecutor confirm if the Defendant should be brought to court.
Following consultations with the Investigating Police Officer (IPO), the prosecutor informed the court that the IPO confirmed to him that the Defendant was not with him, and would not be present in court.
He also urged the court to adjourn the suit to enable the Defendant to be present for trial.
Justice Bogoro therefore adjourned the suit till December 2, 2022 for arraignment.
The Police in a charge number FHC/L/404c/22, accused the Jolapamo of being in possession of several illegal Firearms namely, Mar-22 Calibre Rifle, pump-action firearm, and a Double-barrell, all without lawful authorisation.
The charges filed against him read “That you Mr. Isaac Jolapamo ‘M‘, sometime in March 2021 in Ikoyi, , Lagos State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did commit a felony, to wit; unlawful possession of Mar-22 Calibre Rifle with reference number 967475; you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 3, and punishable under section 27(1)(a)(i) of the Firearms Act.
“That you Mr. Isaac Jolapamo ‘M’, sometime in March 2021 in Ikoyi, Lagos State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did commit a | felony, to wit; unlawful possession of Pump-Action with reference number 9331425, you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 4 and punishable under section 27(1)(b)(i) of the Firearms Act.
“That you, Mr. Isaac Jolapamo ‘M’, sometime in March 2021 in Ikoyi, Lagos State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did commit a felony, to wit: unlawful possession of Double-barrell gun; you thereby ‘committed an offence contrary to section 4 and punishable under section 127 (1)(b)(i) of the Firearms Act.”
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