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  • Updated: June 21, 2021

Man Docked For Allegedly Knocking Off EKEDC Official’s Tooth

Man Docked For Allegedly Knocking Off EKEDC Official’s Too

A man, Olusegun Odele, on Monday, appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, charged with knocking off a woman’s tooth with his fist.

The defendant, 34, who resides in the Aguda Area of Lagos, is standing trial for assault but pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Sgt. Sodiq Olawale, the prosecutor, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offense on April 19 at the EKEDC office, Sanya, Surulere in Lagos.

He said the defendant, who went to the EKEDC office to lodge a complaint about a disconnection, got into an argument with the complainant, one Yetunde Awosika, an official of the company.

Olawale alleged that the defendant assaulted Awosika by hitting her with his fist, dislodging one of her front teeth in the process. The offense, he said, contravened Section 246 (a) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The Magistrate, O. O. Otitoju, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two responsible sureties in like sum.

She said the sureties must reside in Lagos and show evidence of tax payments to the Lagos State Government.

Otitoju, thereafter, adjourned the case until June 30 for trial.

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