A woman, Blessing Okoji, 28, was on Thursday arraigned before a
Badagry Chief Magistrates' court for allegedly assaulting her
ex-lover, Chibuchi Obasi, by flogging him with a cane all over his
body.
The accused, whose address is unknown, was arraigned on a one count
charge of assault.
The Police prosecutor, Insp. Innocent Uko told the court that the
accused committed the offence on Sept. 8 at Ira Quarters in the Ojo
Magisterial District.
He said that the accused and the victim were engaged in a heated
argument and that she went into her room, brought out a cane and
started flogging the man.
"Despite that he begged for mercy, she kept on flogging the man until
when her neighbours rescued him," he said. Uko noted that the offence
contravened Section 171 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2011.
Counsel to the accused, Mr Adebayo Akoma pleaded with the court to
grant her bail since the offence was a bailable one.
The Magistrate, Mr Abiodun Etti granted bail to the accused in the sum
of N50,000 and a surety who must provide evidence of tax payment to
the Lagos State Government. The case was adjourned till Oct. 10 for
further hearing.
(NAN)
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