For allegedly fondling a woman’s breast, a 31-year-
old man, Yusuf Akpata, was on Thursday brought
before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
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, Insp. Oluwafemi Adeleye, had told
the court that the accused committed the offences
on Feb. 7 at about 5.00 p.m. at No. 57, Iduaro
Compound, Idimu, Lagos.
He said the accused sexually assaulted his
neighbor, 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. (NAN)
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