Octogenarian in court for alleged damage to fence
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Octogenarian
By Deborah Akpede
Lagos, Sept. 15, 2016 (NAN) An Octogenarian farmer, Daniel Ajo, appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for alleged maliciously damaging a fence
Ajo, 84, a resident of Ajose Close, Oke-Odo, Lagos, is being tried for breach of peace and damages.
The prosecutor, Insp. George Nwosu, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Aug.13 at Sunny Adu Str., Oke-Odo, Lagos.
Nwosu said that the accused maliciously damage a fence property of Adebayo Ajose.
He said that the accused threatened to pull down any fence erected by the complainant and he carried out his threat.
“The complainant constructed a perimeter fence round his building at the back of the accused’s house. The following morning, the complainant discovered that the fence had been demolished.
“The complainant arrested the accused because when he came with bricklayers to erect the fence, the accused challenged him and tried to stop the workers.
“The accused vowed to demolish the fence if erected,” he said.
The offences, Nwosu said, contravened sections 166 and 348 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011, which on conviction attracts three-year imprisonment.
The accused pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of N20,000 with one surety in like sum.
The Magistrate, Mr A.A Adesanya, adjourned the case till Sept. 29 for mention. (NAN)
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(Edited by Felix Nwadioha)