A sex worker, Beauty Tagbami, is
facing trial at an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly
slashing the face of her colleague with a razor blade.
The 29-year-old accused had
entered a “not guilty” plea.
Tagbami, who resides at a hotel,
appeared on a two-count charge of unlawful assault and assault causing bodily
harm.
The prosecutor, Insp. Cousin
Adams revealed to the Court that the accused committed the offences on July 23
at 2.50a.m. at Lagoon Hotel in Sari-Iganmu in Orile area of Lagos.
He continued that the accused and
the complainant, Tope Olayinka, had a brawl over “hawking space” and in the
process, Tagbami, used a blade and scissors to slash Olayinka’s face and hand.
The offences contravened Sections
172 and 173 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
He said, “Tagbami had warned
Olayinka not to encroach on her space where she parades herself for customers
and this led to fight between them.”
The Magistrate, Mrs O.O.A.
Fowowe-Erusiafe, granted the accused to a N50, 000 bail with two responsible
sureties in like sum.
She adjourned further hearing in
the case until Aug. 28.
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com