A 35-year-old driver, Ibrahim Adeyemi, on Monday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly assaulting a woman and causing her bodily harm.
Adeyemi, who resides at Alhaji Amoo Street, Ojota, Lagos is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and assault occasioning harm.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, Insp Donjour Perezi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences with his wife still at large.
Perezi submitted that the couple committed the offences on Feb. 3 at 5.30 p.m., on Alhaji Amoo Street, Ojota.
Perezi told the court the defendant’s wife entered into the room of their neighbour and the complainant, Mrs Motunrayo Fagbohun, and attacked her with a kitchen knife.
He said that Fagbohun attempted to escape but the defendant, in a bit to defend his wife, joined hands with her to beat up the complainant following a misunderstanding.
“The defendant beat the complainant black and blue to the extent her right eye was swollen and covered with blood and bruises.
“She couldn’t see with it as a result of the swelling.
“Her body was red and swollen as a result of the beating she got from the defendant and his wife, who used sticks to beat her up,” Insp Perezi told the court.
He said that the offences contravened Sections 173 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2015.
The Magistrate, Mrs O. A. Daodu, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000 and two sureties in like sum.
She ordered that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and be gainfully employed.
Daodu adjourned the case until Feb. 28 for mention.
Also, a businessman, Malam Adam Tahir, on Monday dragged his business partner Musa Muhammad before a Sharia court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna for alleged N143,750 debt.
The complainant, through his counsel Malam Rabiu Muhammad, told the court the defendant had been his business partner for long.
”The defendant failed to pay Alhaji Tahir after collecting goods worth N143,750 and efforts made to retrieve the money failed,” he said.
He prayed court to assist him the money from the defendant.
On his part, the defendant told the court that he was aware of the money and had the intention of paying back.
He told the court that he had brought N10,000 and prayed court to allow him pay N7,000 monthly until he cleared all the debt.
“He knows I won’t cheat him because we have been doing business for long. I am currently facing this challenge due to the economic crisis and I lost my died”, he said.
The judge, Malam Isiyaku Abdulrahman, asked if the complainant agrees with the defendant and he answered yes.
The judge ruled that Muhammad should pay N7,000 monthly to the complainant begining from March 20.
