A 60-year-old man, Ogungbemi Adenuga, on Friday appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrate Court for allegedly assaulting his neighbour with a plank.
According to the Prosecutor, Sgt. John Iberedem, Adenuga, a resident of Andokia Area, Owode Elede, in Ikorodu, attacked his neighbour, Dauda Adeoye, with a plank causing serious injury to his left arm.
The incident was said to have taken place on May 13, 2018.
Adenuga accused his neighbour of stealing his fowl.
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Sgt. Iberedem told the court that when the complainant confronted Adenuga on why he accused him, he (Adenuga), battered him with a plank and broke his right arm, thereby contravening Sections 168 and 246 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the accused who pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of assault and breach of peace, was granted bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
The Magistrate, Mr. Wahab Balogun, said the sureties must be blood relatives of the accused, working in reputable organisations and must produce evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
The case has been fixed for October 6, for mention.
