The Lagos State Police Command has dragged three suspects before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court sitting at Ogba area of the state, for allegedly abducting and assaulting a policeman, Inspector Shola Akindeko.
The suspects were identified as Olayinka Idowu, 39; Caleb Saviour, 45; and Andrew Ogoh, 36.
According to reports, the suspects, who were arraigned on Thursday, whisked the policeman to an unknown destination and assaulted him.
Also, it was alleged that one of the suspects, Idowu, destroyed Akindeko’s telephone handset, iPhone XR, valued at N185,000.
They were charged on a three-count of committing a felony to wit assault occasioning harm and cause of breach of public peace.
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According to the police prosecutor, Inspector Josephine Ikhayyera, the offence committed by the trio is punishable under Sections 411, 168(D) and 350 of the Criminal laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.
The charge read, “That you, Olayinka Idowu, Caleb Saviour and Andrew Ogoh on April 3, 2023, around 8.30pm at BRT Garage Awori U-turn, Abule-Egba in the Ikeja Magisterial District did commit felony to wit assault occasioning harm and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
“That you, Olayinka Idowu, Caleb Saviour and Andrew Ogoh, on April 3, 2023, around 8.30pm at BRT Garage Awori U-turn, Abule-Egba in the Ikeja Magisterial District did conduct yourselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by forcefully taking an officer to an unknown destination and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 168(D) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
“That you, Olayinka Idowu, on the same date, time and place at the aforementioned Magisterial District did wilfully damage iPhone XR valued at N185,000 property of Inspector Shola Akindeko and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 350 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”
They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Magistrate, L.A. Owolabi, gave the suspect an option to pay a fine of N150,000 with two sureties each in like sum.
Owolabi then adjourned the case till May 3 for mention.