The Nigeria Police Force on Friday arraigned a 20-year-old man, Mubarak Umar, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ekiti State for allegedly threatening to kill a woman who rejected his sexual advances.
Umar faced a three-count charge bordering on threat to kill, obstruction of a police officer, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace, to which he pleaded not guilty.
According to the prosecutor, Inspector Aina Ayodeji, the defendant committed the offenses on November 2 at Iworoko-Ekiti, where he allegedly threatened the life of one Mofusa Hassan after she turned down his advances, constituted a public nuisance, and obstructed an officer performing official duties.
Ayodeji told the court that the offenses contravene Sections 69(1)(b), 181(1)(d), and 187(b) of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021, and requested an adjournment to study the case file and assemble witnesses.
Following a bail application by defense counsel Ogunrinde Abiola, Chief Magistrate Daramola Olatomiwa granted the defendant bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum, and adjourned the matter until December 14 for hearing.
