A
38-year-old woman, Mrs Kehinde Alade, was charged on Monday before an Ado-Ekiti
Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly headbutting her husband and engaging in
a street fight.
Police
Prosecutor, Johnson Okunade, told the court that the woman, after headbutting
her husband, Mr Adebodun Alade, caused serious injury resulting in
blood gushing out from his nose.
Mr
Alade was later rushed to the hospital and the wife is facing a charge of
assault.
Okunade said
that the accused committed the offence at about 8.00 pm on October 19, at Onala
Area A, off Afao Road, Ado-Ekiti under Ado-Ekiti Magisterial District.
Apart
from battering her husband’s nose, Mrs Alade is also facing trial for
allegedly engaging her husband in a street fight.
The
offence, according to the prosecutor, contravened Section 252 and punishable
under Section 355 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State 2012.
The
prosecutor asked for an adjournment to enable him to study the case file and
assemble his witnesses.
Mrs
Alade pleaded not guilty, and her lawyer, Mr Busuyi Ayorinde, urged the court
to grant her bail, promising she will not jump bail.
The
Chief Magistrate, Mr Adesoji Adegboye in his ruling, granted the accused bail
in the sum of N100,000 with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case till
December 4 for further hearing.
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