One can’t help but laugh at some people’s misfortunes. Can you imagine how a 31-year-old man, Yusuf Akpata, was on Thursday brought before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly fondling a woman’s breast,
The accused, who lives at No. 57, Iduaro Compound, Idimu, a Lagos suburb, is facing a two-count charge of assault and battery.
The Prosecutor, Inspector Oluwafemi Adeleye, had told the court that the accused committed the offences on February 7th at about 5.00 p.m. at No. 57, Iduaro Compound, Idimu, Lagos.
He said the accused sexually assaulted his neighbour, Elustus, 25, by touching her breast without her consent.
“The accused injured her when he swiped her incisors while she was trying to resist him.’’
The offences contravened Sections 171 and 261of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 171 provides a three-year jail term for serious assault, while Section 261 also prescribes three years for sexual assault.
Ruling on the bail application of the accused, the Magistrate, Mr A. A. Fashola, granted the man bail in the sum of N50, 000 with a surety in like sum.
Further hearing in the case has been fixed for March 7.
The accused, who lives at No. 57, Iduaro Compound, Idimu, a Lagos suburb, is facing a two-count charge of assault and battery.
The Prosecutor, Inspector Oluwafemi Adeleye, had told the court that the accused committed the offences on February 7th at about 5.00 p.m. at No. 57, Iduaro Compound, Idimu, Lagos.
He said the accused sexually assaulted his neighbour, Elustus, 25, by touching her breast without her consent.
“The accused injured her when he swiped her incisors while she was trying to resist him.’’

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 171 provides a three-year jail term for serious assault, while Section 261 also prescribes three years for sexual assault.
Ruling on the bail application of the accused, the Magistrate, Mr A. A. Fashola, granted the man bail in the sum of N50, 000 with a surety in like sum.
Further hearing in the case has been fixed for March 7.
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