A housewife, Amudat Shosanya, was on
Wednesday charged before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly
stabbing her husband’s lover with a broken bottle. Shosanya, 39, who resides at
Jebba Street in Ebute Meta, Lagos State, is facing a charge of assault.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Mariam Dauda,
told the court that the accused committed the offence on Dec. 13 at about 11.27
a.m., at Jebba Street in Ebute Meta. She alleged that the accused stormed the
house of the complainant, one Remilekun Adeshina, and stabbed her. “The accused
and her husband had a misunderstanding and out of anger she went to Adeshina’s
house and stabbed her all over her body, accusing her of being the reason her
husband was hostile to her,” he said. The offences contravened Section 171 of
the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty
to the charge. The Magistrate, Mrs Helen Omisore, granted the accused bail in
the sum of N10, 000 with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case to Jan.
12 for mention.
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