A 28-year-old man, Abayomi
Odejobi, who was accused of biting a man’s lip for wooing his girlfriend,
yesterday, appeared in an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court.
The accused, a popular
Lagos-based entertainer, who resides at 7, Oremeji Street, Iju-Ishaga, a suburb
of Lagos, is being tried for assault.
However, the accused pleaded not
guilty to the charge.
But Police prosecutor, Innocent
Odugbo, insisted that the offence was committed on January 15 at Station Bus
Stop, Iju-Ishaga.
Odugbo said the accused and the
complainant, Segun Fasoyiro, had an issue over a girl sometime in December 2017.
According to Sergeant Odugbo,
“the accused claimed that the complainant wooed his girlfriend on Facebook and
sent a message to him to steer clear of her.
“The complainant too responded,
saying he will date the girl and since then, the accused has been looking for
him.
“They met at a bus stop and the
accused was the first to engage him in a fight.
“The accused bit the complainant
on his lower lip and when he realised what he did and was about running away, a
Police patrol team apprehended him.”
It was gathered that the offence
carries three years imprisonment.
Meanwhile, Magistrate A. O.
Komolafe granted the accused N50,000 bail with two sureties in like sum and
adjourned the case till February 19.
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