A father was yesterday arraigned before a Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for caning his five-year-old son.
The accused, Sikiru Mustapha, 29, is standing trial for assault.
Mustapha, a resident of Pedro Street in Iwaya, Yaba, Lagos Mainland, however, pleaded not guilty.
Prosecuting Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Godwin Anyanwu told the court that the accused committed the offence on June 5 about 9.30 a.m. at his residence.
The victim, he said, lived with the accused and his step-mother.
Anyanwu said the accused beat his son because he defecated on his body as he was preparing to go to school.
“The victim’s teacher saw the injuries on the boy’s body and rushed him to hospital.
“The teacher and those who treated the boy called the Public Defender’s Office to report the case.
“The accused was arrested by officers of the Sabo Police Station at Yaba after investigations,’’ he said.
The prosecutor said the victim was still undergoing treatment.
Chief Magistrate A.O. Soladoye granted the accused N200, 000 bail with two sureties in the like sum and adjourned the case till July 20.