A 34-year-old woman, Sherifat Shakirudeen, has ben dragged before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court sitting in Igbosere for allegedly assaulting her neighbour by bathing him with urine on his face and body.
Shakirudeen is facing a count charge of unlawful assault preferred against her by the police for the offence committed at about 6:00 a.m. on January 15, 2020, at No. 15, Adeseke Street, Oworonshoki area of Lagos State.
The prosecutor, Cyriacus Osuji, told the court that the defendant assaulted her neighbour, one Okon Bassey, by pouring urine on his face and body, adding that the offence committed is punishable under Section 172, the law of Lagos 2015.
The woman, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge levelled against her.
Magistrate Mrs. M.O. Ope- Agbe, granted her bail in the sum of N200,000, with one surety in like sum. She said the surety must be gainfully employed, with office and house address verified. The case was adjourned till March 19, for trial.
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