Judiciary
A 30-year-old woman, Olaseni Damilola, was on Friday, arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court over alleged breach of peace and assault.
Damilola, whose address was not given, is facing a two-count charge of breach of peace and assault.
The police prosecutor, Insp Sodiq Adeniyi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 3 at about 2:30 p.m at Omisanjana Area in Ado-Ekiti.
Adeniyi alleged that the defendant conducted herself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace, by leaving her house and went to meet one Sileola Olowokere at her shop and scattered her goods that made her lose N16,000 in the process.
He said that the defendant also locked her inside the shop for about ten minutes.
He also alleged that the defendant assaulted the complainant by rough handling her.
According to him, the offences contravened Sections 65 and 183 (1) (a) of the Criminal Laws of Ekiti State 2021.
The prosecutor asked the court for an adjournment to enable him to study the case file and present his witnesses.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against her, while her counsel, Mr Tunmise Akinwunmi, urged the court to grant the defendant bail, with a promise that she would not jump bail.
The Magistrate, Mrs Dolapo Babalogbon, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case till May 15 for hearing. (NAN)
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Tags: Insp Sodiq Adeniyi Mr Tunmise Akinwunmi Mrs Dolapo Babalogbon Olaseni Damilola
