Uchenna Okeke, a 26 year old Lagos trader appeared in Ikeja Magistrate court where he is being tried for assaulting a police officer on duty. The incident which took place on the 11th of June at Ikeja
where the accused beats up the police man on duty in that area causing injury to his head for trying to prevent Okeke from killing his lover.
The prosecutor, insp, Gorge Nwosu told the court that the complainant while performing his official duty
sighted the accused beating up a woman and dragging her on the ground. “The
police corporal saw the accused beating his girlfriend and dragging her on the
ground, he rushed to the scene to prevent the accused from committing murder.
“When he wanted to stop the accused from beating his lover, the accused
transferred his aggression to him for preventing him from dealing with his
fiancĂ©e. “He beat him up and hit him with a stone on his head which resulted to
bleeding’’.
The offences, said Nwosu, contravened Sections 166 and 171
of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011, which on conviction attracts
three-year imprisonment. The accused pleaded innocence of the offences and was
granted bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum. The
Magistrate, Mr A.A Adesanya, adjourned the case till July 6 for mention.
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