A man who was allegedly discovered with a gun hidden under his cap while in a minibus which was stopped by the police at a roadblock was yesterday remanded to prison by Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle.
Shamba Lumumba, 26, a painter who resides at 7 New Market Street, South Cummingsburg pleaded not guilty to two unlawful possession charges when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
It is alleged that on October 3 at Georgetown he had in his possession one .38 automatic Taurus pistol and four live rounds of 9 mm ammunition without lawful authority.
Police prosecutor Sherwin Matthews told the court that the police had set up a roadblock and stopped a minibus in which Lumumba was seen acting suspiciously. A search was carried out on his person and the gun was allegedly found under a cap on his lap.
Lumumba told the court that the police stopped the bus at Mandela Avenue and he was in the third seat of the bus. He stated that he does not wear a hat and knew nothing of the weapon. He said that he was beaten by the police who questioned him about the weapon.
The case was transferred to Court Two for October 26.
