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.
-NAN
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