An Ilorin Magistrate Court has remanded, in a correctional facility, a 32-year-old commercial driver, Idowu Ali, who allegedly assaulted a two-year-old boy with a cutlass.

It was said that the alleged attack took place over a domestic issue.

The police charged Ali with criminal trespass, causing of grievous hurt and attempted culpable homicide.

Police First Information Report (FIR) said that, on June 7, 2022, the suspect attacked the family of one Emmanuel Ifeanyi, and cut his two-year-old son, Godwin, in his left leg, and Emmanuel in his right thumb.

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The report said the defendant attacked the complainant while he was sleeping with his family on the corridor of his house…over a domestic matter.

The report claimed that Ali left and returned minutes later with a cutlass aiming to  kill Godwin Ifeanyi, the complainant’ son, whose leg he almost severed.

“Emmanuel Ifeanyi said  while he was trying to collect the cutlass from Ali, the suspect cut Emmanuel’s right thumb with the cutlass.

It was learnt that the incident resulted from a fight between two children of the complainant and the suspect.

The court adjourned till August 29.