Tenant Arraigned For Allegedly Beating Landlady Nuratu Saka, a 43-year-old housewife, who allegedly beat her landlady to a pulp, was on Tuesday docked before an Apapa Senior Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The accused, who lives at 3, Michael Ebahor, Alaba Oro, Ajegunle, Apapa, Lagos, is standing trial on a count charge of assault. Cpl. Friday Inedu, the prosecutor, said the accused committed the offence on March 17 at 9 p.m. at the same address. According to him, the accused assaulted her landlady, Mrs Saidat Adebowale, 50, by slapping and beating her to a pulp. Inedu told the court, “The accused took law into her hand when an argument broke out between the two of them and in the process, slapped her and beat her to a pulp.’’. Inedu said the offence contravened Section 170 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Saka, however, denied the charge. Section 170 says any person who unlawfully assaults another is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one year. The Senior Magistrate, Mr. Adeyemi Amos, granted the accused bail in the sum of N50, 000 with one surety in like sum. He said the surety must show an evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government as part of the bail conditions and have his address verified by the prosecutor. Amos adjourned the case till April 30, for hearing.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:48:21 +0000
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