A 56-year-old man, Sunny Obi, who allegedly threatened to kill a husband and wife, was on Thursday brought before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State.
Obi is standing trial on a charge of threatening violence to which he pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Insp Benedict Aigbokhan, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Feb. 20, at 5:00 p.m., at No. 12/14, Akwu Iwu St. , Ijegun near Ikotun, a suburb of Lagos.
He said that the defendant threatened to kill a couple, one Mr Emmanuel Igein and his wife, Roseline, over a misunderstanding.
According to him, the offence contravenes Section 56(1a) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The magistrate, Mr E. O. Ogunkanmi, granted him bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case until March 14 for mention.
Also, a 29-year-old man, Johnson Dare, was docked at the same court for allegedly stealing two bicycles valued N130,000 and an engine of a generating set.
Dare is standing trial on a three-count charge of stealing, unlawful possession and a breach of the peace.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him by the police.
The same prosecutor, Insp Benedict Aigbokhan, told the court that Dare committed the offences on Feb. 6 and Feb. 23, at No. 48, Okonyi St., Agodo Egbe, Ikotun and at No. 18, Femi Daramola St., Ikotun, a suburb of Lagos, respectively.
According to Aigbokhan, on Feb.6, at Okonyi Street, the defendant stole two bicycles valued N65,000 each (a total of N130,000), belonging to one Insp Fisayo Ademusayo.
The prosecutor said that on another date, Feb. 23, at No. 18, Femi Daramola St, Ikotun, the defendant was seen carrying an engine of a generator suspected to be stolen.
According to him, the defendant could not give an account of how he came in possession of the engine.
Aigbokhan said that the defendant also conducted himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace by jumping people’s fences knowing that such act could endanger his life.
He said the offences contravened Sections 168 (d), 287 and 329 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Magistrate E. O. Ogunkanmi granted him N100,000 bail with two sureties in like sum.
He adjourned the case until March 21 for mention.
