AISHA ABUBAKAR
Two ladies, Alice Odey, 27, and Blessing Onagbulum, 39, have been arrested and charged in Nasarawa State for allegedly engaging in a public fight over a man on Valentine’s day and injuring themselves.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the ladies, Alice Odey and Blessing Onagbulum reside in New Nyanya, Karu, Nasarawa State.
They were both charged for engaging in the public fight resulting to breach of public peace, defamation of character and causing harm.
The prosecutor, Inspector Shehu Ndam, told the Court that the defendants were arrested and brought to the New Nyanya Police station on 14th February, 2014, while they were fighting and inflicted injury on themselves.
The prosecutor stated before the Court that the alleged offence contravened the provisions of Sections 113, 139 and 245 of the Penal Code.
At the Zonal Chief Magistrates’ Court, New Karu, Nasarawa State, where they were arraigned, they pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Inspector Shehu Ndam, said, “Onagbulum accused Odey of snatching her former husband, while Odey accused Onagbulum of using ‘juju’ to shrink his private part. A fight broke out between the two defendants and Odey used a broken bottle to stab Onagbulum in the head, jaw and neck.
“Upon seeing Onagbulum on the ground, Onagbulum’s 16-year-old daughter picked a stone and hit Odey in the eye,” Ndam told the Court.
The Presiding Judge, Godiya Bawa, admitted the defendants to bail in the sum of N100,000 each and one surety each in like sum, who must show evidence of means of livelihood and addresses verified by the Court.
The matter was adjourned till 15th March, 2024, for further hearing while the defendants were remanded in custody at the correctional centre pending when they will perfect their bail conditions.