A man and his wife were today Wednesday
March 5th arraigned in an Abeokuta
Magistrates’ Court sitting at Isabo for
allegedly fighting nude in public over alleged
infidelity.
The accused, Kehinde Soetan, 37, and
Aderinsola Lawal, 28, were arraigned for
breach of public peace. The duo, however,
pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Police Prosecutor, Augustine Ozimini,
said that the offence was committed on
Tuesday at 2.30 p.m. at Obada Oko area of
Abeokuta. He alleged that the couple fought
and tore their clothes in public. Continue...
” Soetan claimed that he saw his wife with
another man and enquired from her, who he
was, but her lack of answer caused the fight,”
he said.
Ozimini said that the wife also hit her
husband with a stone causing him serious
injury on the head.
The prosecutor submitted that the offences
contravened sections 83 and 355 of the
Criminal Laws of Ogun, 2006.
The Magistrate, Mr Emmanuel Adekunte,
granted the accused bail in the sum of 50,000
with one surety each in like sum.
He adjourned the case till March 19 for
mention.
Source: (NAN)
No comments:
Post a Comment