The police on Friday arraigned a 15-year-old boy in an Ikeja Magistrates' Court in Lagos for allegedly stabbing his mother's customer in the face with an iron rod.
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15-yr-old remanded for allegedly stabbing mother’s customer
The complainant lost so much blood in the process and was rushed to a nearby hospital by some passers-by, he said.
15-yr-old remanded for allegedly stabbing mother’s customer
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The accused, who lives at Isheri, a suburb of Lagos, is facing a one-count charge of assault.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Jimah Iseghede, told the court that the offence was committed on Aug. 16 at 8, Ajibode St., Isheri, Lagos State.
Iseghede said the accused committed the offence during a fight that had ensued between the accused and his mother’s customer, Wasiu Adeshina.
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The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Section 171 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, granted the accused bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
Elias ordered that the accused be remanded at the Borstal Centre in Adigbe, Abeokuta, Ogun, until the bail conditions were perfected.
He adjourned the case till Sept. 9 for mention.
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