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  • Employee faces trial for allegedly beating, stripping female colleague

    A 32-year-old, Abraham Udo, who allegedly beat up a female co-worker, was on Friday charged before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.

    The accused was arraigned before the Magistrate, Mrs F.F. George, on a two-count charge of assault and damage.

    Udo, who resides at Sogunle area of Oshodi, Lagos, however, pleaded not guilty and was admitted to a bail of N50, 000 with two sureties.

    George said the sureties should be gainfully employed with an evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

    The accused, according to Police Prosecutor Godwin Awase, committed the offences on June 11 at Market Lane, Oshodi.

    He said the accused assaulted Miss Mary Effiong by beating, punching her mouth and tearing her clothes for an undisclosed reason.

    “The accused gave the complainant several blows on her mouth and in the process; she suffered a cut in the upper lip which was later stitched.

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    “He also tore the complainant’s clothes to pieces,” he told the court.

    Awase said the complainant reported the assault case at the police station which led to the arrest of the accused.

    The offences violated Sections 173 and 350 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. (Revised)

    Section 173 stipulates three years imprisonment for assault while Section 350 prescribes two years for damage.

    The case was adjourned until Aug. 1 for mention.

     

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  • Landlord’s children beat up couple over unpaid rent

    Two siblings, Isiaka Olaleye and Olaide Olaleye were on Thursday in Lagos hauled up before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating up a couple over house rent.

    The accused were arraigned before the Magistrate, Mrs F.F. George, on a three-count charge of breach of peace, conspiracy and assault.

    Isiaka, 43, a businessman, and Olaide, 35, female fashion designer, however, pleaded not guilty and were admitted to a bail of N50,000 each with one surety each in like sum.

    George said the sureties should be gainfully employed with an evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

    Police Prosecutor Godwin Awase had told the court that the accused committed the offences on May 6 at Onipanu area of Lagos.

    He said the accused and others still at large conspired to assault Mr Sheu Adeniran and his wife, Asiatu, by beating them for owing rent.

    “The accused, who are landlord’s children, conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by hiring thugs to beat up the complainants.”

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     According to Awase, the accused unlawfully entered the complainants’ apartment with the thugs and started throwing out their property.

    `The accused were parking out the complainants’ property from the apartment and the complainants were trying to stop them which resulted into serious beating.

    “The complainants reported the case at the police station and the accused were arrested while others escaped,” the prosecutor said.

    The offences contravened Sections 168, 171 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 172 stipulates one year imprisonment for assault, while Section 411 prescribes two years for conspiracy.

    The case was adjourned until May 23 for mention.

  • Police arraign agent for absconding with client’s N850,000

    The police, on Monday, arraigned a 40-year-old traveling agent, Babatunde Owoede, who allegedly absconded with a client’s N850,000 in  an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

    The accused, who resides at Ijoko, Ogun, is standing trial before Magistrate F.F George, on a two-count charge of obtaining money under false pretences and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty.

    The magistrate, however, admitted the accused to a bail of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.

    George said that the sureties should be gainfully employed and show evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

    Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Godwin Awase, told the court that the accused committed the offences sometime in 2010 at Agege in Lagos.

    He said that the accused obtained N850, 000 from one Mr Ibrahim Yusuf, under the pretext of assisting him to obtain a US travel document, knowing same to be false.

    “The accused, claimed to be an agent and collected the money from the complainant to get him visa and ticket.

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    “After the complainant paid him the money, the accused absconded to an unknown destination”. Awase said efforts made by the complainant to get his money or the visa and ticket proved unsuccessful, as the accused refused to pick his calls and he could no longer be traced.

    He said that eight years after committing the fraud, the accused was found and handed over to the police. The offences contravened Sections 287 and 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 ( Revised ).

    The newsmen reports that Section 312 stipulates 15 years imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretences while Section 287 prescribes three years for stealing.

    The case was adjourned to May 15 for mention.

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  • Two sisters in court for allegedly beating, tearing policeman’s uniform

    The police on Thursday arraigned two sisters, Favour Ajula and Oluchi Ajula in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court accused of assaulting police inspector by tearing his uniform and dragging his gun.

    Favour, a 24-year-old hairdresser; and 18-year-old Oluchi, a nurse, appeared before Magistrate F.F. George on a two-count charge of conspiracy and assault.

    The duos, who reside at Iju-Ishaga in Agege area of Lagos, however, pleaded not guilty and were granted bail in the sum of N50,000 each with two sureties each in like sum.

    George said the sureties should be gainfully employed and must show evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government and adjourned the matter until May 14 for mention.

    The prosecutor, Sgt. Godwin Awase, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on April 13 at their residence.

    He said the sisters and one Emeka, a teenager, assaulted Insp. Bitrus Zingkur, by tearing his uniform and also dragged his service gun while performing his lawful duty.

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    Awase said a man went to report to the police that the defendants were after his life.

    He added that “one Uche Prince, a co-tenant, reported the defendants to police that they wanted to kill him; and the complainant followed him to the house.

    “When the complainant tried to mediate and settle the disagreement, the two sisters assaulted him.”

    The prosecutor said the offence contravened sections 174( b ) and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015( Revised ).

    Section 174 stipulates three years imprisonment for assault, while Section 411 attracts two years jail term for conspiracy.

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