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  • Police arraign driver for assaulting bar operator

    A 38-year-old driver, Alaba Johnson, has been arraigned  at an Ebute Metta Magistrate Court,Lagos, for allegedly assaulting one Mrs Patience Sunday.

    Johnson and his friend simply identified as Balogun (now at large), were said to have beaten up the woman during a fight at her  liquor joint on  Railway Line, Iponri, Lagos,at about  10:15 pm on March 10, 2015.

    Johnson and his runaway accomplice had refused to settle  their bill after drinking beer at the joint .

    The victim’s demand for her money earned her a thorough beating by the duo.

    A customer who was at the joint during the assault was similarly beaten up by the suspects.

    Patience was said to have passed out following the barrage of punches she received from Johnson and his friend.

    She got a swollen eye and had to be rushed to  a hospital for treatment.

    Johnson allegedly went into hiding shortly after the incident before he was  apprehended by men of the Railway Police Station, Iponri.

    He was subsequently arraigned on a two- count charge of conspiracy and assault.

    The charge sheet reads: ” That you  Alaba  Johnson ‘m ‘ with one other at large on the  March 10, 2015 , around 10:15pm along the Railway line  Iponri Lagos, in the Lagos magisterial district did conspire together to commit felony to assault, harm and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 409 of Criminal Law of Lagos State,  2011.

    “That you Alaba Johnson ‘m’ with one other now at large on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned magisterial district did assault one Patient Sunday ‘f’ by beating her up with fist and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 171 of Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011”.

    Johnson denied the allegations.

    The police prosecutor, Inspector Asu  Feddy, told the court that the defendant

  • Brothers arraigned for assaulting in-law, stealing

    Two brothers have been arraigned before a Yaba Magistrate’s Court, Lagos for allegedly beating their sister’s husband.

    Esonwanne Ikechukwu, 29, and Esonwanne Okechukwu, 25, are standing trial on two-count charge of alleged assault and stealing under Sections 171 and 285(1) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos, 2011.

    Prosecuting Sergeant Philip Osigale told the court that the accused on September 29, around 10:45pm, at 17, Fagbile Street, Surulere, Lagos unlawfully assaulted their in-law, Umeh Obinna, by hitting him with a wood. He said the accused injured the complainant on his left eye and head.

    Osigale said the accused also stole an LG225 phone valued N12, 000 and N120, 000 belonging to their in-law.

    They pleaded not guilty. They alleged that the complainant, who has been married, to their sister for seven years, always battered her.

    Ikechukwu alleged that he had on several occasions, beaten their sister to coma, even when she was seven months pregnant.

    He said they had warned him severally to stop beating her until it got so bad that she had to run home for safety only for him to come back and beg them that it would never happen again.

    He claimed that they had to sign an agreement with him never to touch her again, else they will deal with him, but he continued to beat her.

    Ikechukwu said they had gone to ask him why he beat their mother who came to mediate between him and his wife.

    According to him, Umeh did not give them any good reason for beating their sister and also pushing their mother when she came to his house the following morning to know why they were fighting.

    He said: “Because he could not give us any reason for pushing our mother, we had to beat him because it showed that he does not have respect for our family.

    “My sister was the one who called us about midnight the previous day that he wanted to kill her. She called my father’s phone that he has started beating her again that we should come to her rescue. Then, the following morning, my mother went to their house and he pushed her out.

    “So, my brother and I decided to go and visit him to know what was wrong with him and why he did not keep our agreement but instead of answering us peacefully, he started shouting. That was why we beat him. We did not collect any money or phone from his house.”

    Magistrate, Mrs. A.O. Gbajumo granted the defendants bail in N50, 000 with two sureties each in like sum and adjourned the matter till October 29.