TWO men, Odewale Jamiu, 38, and Fatai Saheed, 52, accused of attacking an official of the Ikeja Electric Distribution Company Plc, Gbenga Omotosho, at the Agege area of Lagos State, were arraigned on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at the Ikeja Magistrates Court 4A.
According to media reports, the men, described as community leaders by their lawyer, were alleged to have violently pushed the staff of IKEDC, Omotosho, who was said to be carrying out his lawful duty at the Oko-Oba area of Agege, Lagos State.
Following the unavailability of the Magistrate in Court 4A, they were therefore arraigned before the Magistrate in Court 5, whose Judge granted them bail.
The Defendants were arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on assault and breach of peace
Count 1 reads: “That you Odewale Jamiu, Fatai Saheed and others at large on September 20, 2022, at about 10:45 am, at Oko-Oba Road, Agege, Lagos in the Ikeja Magisterial District did conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace engaging some Ikeja Electrical Distribution staff performing their lawful duty and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 168 (d) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria.”
Count II states: “That you Odewale Jamiu and Fatai Saheed and others at large on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did conspired together to engage one staff of Ikeja Electrical Distribution and beat one Omotosho Olugbenga mercilessly and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 413 (2) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”
Count III reads: “That you Odewale Jamiu, Fatai Saheed and others at large on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did assault one Omotosho Olugbenga a staff of Ikeja Electrical Distribution staff that lead to the hospitalization and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 173 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”
Count IV: “That you Fatai Saheed on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did push one Omotosho Olugbenga, which caused him in a deplorable condition that led to his hospitalization and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 230 (1) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
They were admitted to bail in the sum of #250,000 with two sureties, one who must be a blood relation, proof of three years of tax payment to Lagos State, LASSRA Registration, and address to be verified.
The matter was subsequently adjourned to November 15, 2022, for mention.
