A 24-year-old man, Oluwaseun Ayesoro, was on Monday arraigned at an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court over alleged assault on two persons.
Ayesoro, along with others still at large, is facing a one-count charge of assault on Messrs Sumba Joshua and Egbeyemi Babatunde.
The defendant, whose address was not given, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant and others still at large committed the offence on July 26 in Omuo-Ekiti.
Apata told the court that the incident happened in a party, adding that the defendant, who was drunk, attacked and injured the complainant with a broken bottle.
He said that the offence contravened Section 355 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti Sate, 2012.
The prosecutor urged the court to adjourn the case to enable him to study the file and assemble
his witnesses.
Counsel for the defendant, Mr Timi Omotosho, urged the court to grant his client bail, promising to provide him at anytime his attention would be needed.
The Magistrate, Mrs Taiwo Ajibade, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case until Sept. 8 for hearing.
