Couples Arrested For Stabbing Neighbours Over Urine, Faeces Water

PAUL IYOGHOJIE

The Police at Maroko division, Lekki, Lagos have arrested a couple, Paul Nnamdi Obodo a.k.a Opoko, 33 and his wife Cynthia Obodo, 28 for allegedly stabbing their neighbours, Moses Ayemi and his wife Jovita Ayemi with broken bottle ten times for allegedly challenging them for pouring urine and faeces water at their door step.

The victims, according to the police, sustained various degrees of injuries with blood gushing out and were rushed to the hospital for treatment.

After investigation by Sgt. Sekinat Akingbola and her team, the couple from Enugu State, South East Nigeria, were arraigned before an Igbosere magistrate court, Lagos on a two count charge of felony to wit: inflicting injury occasioning bodily harm.

Police prosecutor, Sgt. T. O. Tubi, informed the court in charge No N/11/2016 that the couple committed the alleged offence at 8, Bakare Street, Ikate, Lekki Phase I, Lagos where they reside with the victims.

Tubi told the court that the couple attacked their neighbours with broken bottles and inflicted grievous bodily harm on them for challenging them for pouring urine and faeces water at their door step which caused offensive odour in the area.

He said the complainants told the police that they have warned the couple not to pour urine and faeces water at their door step again but they failed to listen before the incident occurred.

He said the offences the couple committed are punishable under sections409 and 244 of the criminal laws of Lagos State, 2011.

The couple, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges in the open court and magistrate Mrs. O. M. Ajayi admitted them on bail in the sum of N50,000 each with two sureties each in like sum.

Ajayi adjourned the case till 28 November, 2016 for the continuation of trial.