Mujidat Ibrahim was arrested and charged before a Magistrates'
court for assaulting her landlady Obasuyi Abimbola after barring her
from selling marijuana in her compound located at 37, Adigun street,
Itire.
According to
Abimbola, after she confirmed that that Mujidat and her husband, Kaka
were selling marijuana, she told them to stop the illicit trade and
threatened to eject and report them to the police.
A fight ensued during
which Abimbola was attacked, with Kaka holding her down while his wife
pummeled her with blows.
She said she was badly
injured and bled profusely. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she
was treated before being taken to the General Hospital.
The
case was reported to the police at Itire division and Mujidat was
arrested while her husband reportedly escaped for fear fear of being
detained. During interrogation, the suspect denied selling marijuana and
was subsequently charged to court with assault occasioning bodily harm
under the Criminal Code.
Mujidat
pleaded not guilty and the prosecutor, Inspector Abass Abayomi told
ithe court that the victim was seriously injured and was still
lying critically ill at the hospital. The presiding Magistrate,
Mrs. A. O. Adedayo granted Mujidat bail in the sum of N20,000. Mujidat
was remanded in prison custody pending when she will perfect her bail
condition and the case adjourned till February 8, 2016.
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