A 40-year-old man, Samson Ilawole, appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Thursday, for allegedly assaulting his wife.
Ilawole, whose house address was not provided, is standing trial on one count of assault, to which he pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Inspector Adegeshin Famuyiwa, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on February 8, at No. 20, Babatunde Rabiu Street, off Ijede Road, Ikorodu, Lagos State.
Famuyiwa told the court that the defendant allegedly assaulted his wife, Helen, during an argument, inflicting serious head injuries on her.
According to the prosecutor, the offence contravenes Section 172 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
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The Magistrate. O.A. Ogbe, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Ogbe, who ruled that one of the sureties must be a blood relation, adjourned the case until February 27 for mention.
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