The police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned 21 suspected miscreants, who allegedly fought themselves and others with dangerous weapons during the sharing of money they collected from markets.
The accused appeared before an Ogudu Chief Magistrates’ Court on a four-count charge of breach of peace, assault, causing damages and using charms.
The Prosecutor, Corporal Adekemi Adeniran, told the court that they committed the offences on June 21 from 4pm to 7pm at the Ketu and Ikosi markets in Lagos State.
Adeniran said: “The accused were fighting over money collected at the two markets.
“They resorted to using dangerous weapons such as cutlasses, hoes, bottles and charms to assault themselves and innocent people.”
She said that the value of property destroyed by the accused had yet to be ascertained.
The prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections 45, 171, 166 and 248 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Section 171 prescribes three years imprisonment for assault.
The accused, all resident in Ketu and Ikosi, however, pleaded not guilty.
Chief Magistrate Omolade Awope granted each of them bail in the sum of N50,000 with a surety in like sum.
Awope ordered that the sureties must provide evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
The case has been adjourned till July 17 for mention
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