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Assault: Court grants Rep Ikwechegh N500,000 bail

A Kuje Magistrate Court on Wednesday granted bail to a House of Representatives member for Aba North and South, Alex Ikwechegh, in the sum of N500,000. Ikwechegh was arraigned for allegedly assaulting a Bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, outside his Abuja…

Court detains two women for assault in Kano

By Adeyanju Esther  On Monday, a Sharia Court in Kano State ordered the detention of two women in a correctional centre following their assault on a neighbour. Sa’adautu Abubakar, 33, and Amina Abdulkadir, 20, residents of Mandawari Sabon Titi in…

Man, 45, charged with alleged assault of teenager

One Aramide Tito, a 45-year-old man, was charged in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday. He faces allegations of starving and assaulting his 11-year-old stepson. The defendant, whose address was not provided, faces charges of indecent dealing, assault, and…

Four men arraigned for alleged assault in Lagos

By Sodiq Adelakun Four young men were arraigned before Chief Magistrate, Mrs Ejiro Kubeinje in Lagos on charges of conspiracy, assault, and willful damage. The accused are Mudashiru Ibrahim, John Agidingbi, Moshood Usman, and Thankgod Simon, all aged 21. The…

Woman docked over alleged assault on neighbour

  Jamila Hamza, 34, was charged in Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting her neighbour. Hamza, who lives on Daura Road in Kaduna, is facing three counts of assault, deliberate damage, and breach of peace. The prosecutor,…