A 38-year-old artisan, Odun Ogedengbe, was on Thursday brought before an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State on charges of assault with a cutlass.
The defendant, whose address is unknown, was charged with three counts of assault, breach of peace, and felony.
The Police Prosecutor, Zedekiah Orogbemi, informed the court that on August 19, at approximately 10 am, in Igodan, Okitipupa, within the jurisdiction of Okitipupa Magisterial District, the defendant engaged in a felony.
Orogbemi alleged that the defendant behaved in a way that could have led to a disturbance of the peace and attacked the complainant, Ms Onome Adekunle, with a cutlass during an argument between them.
Reports have it that Orognemi told the court that the complainant sustained degrees of injuries on her face.
According to the prosecutor, this act violates sections 239 (d), 355, and 516 of the Criminal Code, Cap.37, Vol. 1, Law of Ondo State, 2006.
Nevertheless, the defendant entered a plea of not guilty.
Mr. Chris Ojuola, the Chief Magistrate, granted the defendant bail in the amount of N200,000, along with one surety who must also provide an equivalent sum.
Furthermore, the surety must be a resident within the court’s jurisdiction and must present evidence of two years’ worth of tax payments to the state government.
The judge adjourned the case until September 18 for further proceedings.