Court Remands 6 Men For Allegedly Cutting Off Woman’s Fingers

Court Remands 6 Men For Allegedly Cutting Off Woman’s Fingers

A Lagos State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Igbosere has remanded six men in prison ver allegations of conspiracy, conduct likely to cause breach of the public peace, and cutting off the fingers of a woman.

Chief Magistrate T. O. Babalola ordered that the defendant be kept behind bars after they were arraigned before him by the men of Force Criminal Investigation Department Force CID, Lagos.

The defendants: Kazeem Waheed; Sanni Adegoroye; Adenipebi Adegoroye; Amunikoro Owolabi; Olayinka Adenipebi; and Hakeem Musiliu are to remain in prison until they can perfect their bail terms.

The police prosecutor, Morufu Animashaun had informed the court that the defendants and others now at large, sometime in 2019, invaded a community, Okunlofa via Ise Lekki, Lagos.

Animashaun also claimed that during the invasion of the community, the defendants inflicted bodily harm on the trio of Mrs. Idowu Okunniyi; Rasheed Gbenga, and Igbokoyi Ayodele, by cutting off their fingers and cutting them on some parts of the body.

He further informed the court that the defendants’ allegedly illegal activity, caused the inhabitants of the village much apprehension, which resulted in the breach of the peace of the village.

The prosecutor also stated that offences committed by the defendants contravened Sections Section 411; 246(a) and 168 (1)(d)of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015 and were punishable under section 168(2) of the same Laws.

All the defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Magistrate Babalola after listening to the counsel admitted each of the defendants to bail in the sum of N250,000 with one responsible surety each.

The magistrate then adjourned the matter to November 7, for trial.