Carpenter in Court over Assault
A 21-year -old carpenter, Felix Onuigboje, was yesterday arraigned before an Abuja Magistrate Court for alleged criminal force, assault and mischief, offences contrary to Sections 265 and 327 of the Penal Code.
Police prosecutor, Muhammed Ahmed, informed the court that on December 1st, one Adah Anthony reported at Maitama Police Station that he took the accused in his commercial vehicle from Mpape junction with other passengers to Nyanya axis of the FCT and the accused came down at his destination without paying him.
He further told the court that the refusal of the accused to pay the complainant his transport fare led to a confrontation in which the accused assaulted the driver and deliberately used his hand to break the back windscreen of the commercial vehicle.
When the charges were read to the accused, he pleaded not guilty and requested for bail, while the prosecutor asked for a date for hearing.
Magistrate Njideka Duru granted die abused bail in the sum of N10, 000 with a surety in like sum, who must reside within the jurisdiction of the court.
Daily Trust, Thursday, December, 9th 2010,
Page 52,
By Abdulkadir Y. Abdullahi
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