Police arraign Ekiti woman for biting lady’s eye
Ekiti State Police Command on Thursday has arraigned a 40 years old woman, Funmilayo Aduloju, before an Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly biting a fellow lady and injuring her in the process.
The defendant was dragged to court on a count charge of assault.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Johnson Okunade, told the court that “the defendant committed the offence on July 12 at about 8:30 pm at Ekute area of Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against her, while her counsel, Mr Opeyemi Esan, urged the court to grant the defendant bail, promising that she would not jump bail.
In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Mr A.O Adeosun, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000 with one surety in like sum.
The chief magistrate adjourned the case till August 3 for a hearing.
