A 45-year old lawyer, Barrister Kelvin Abiodun Olu, has been arrested over alleged assault on housewife, malicious damage of items worth N7.5m and stealing N19.2m property belonging to a couple, Jude Obiakor and his wife, Jacinta Onyinyechi in Lagos State.
P.M.EXPRESS reports Barrister Olu has been charged before Tinubu Magistrate’ Court over alleged offence under the Criminal Laws of the State before the Court presided over by Magistrate T. O. Babalola, on five counts of conspiracy, stealing, malicious damage, assault and breach of peace.
The prosecutor, Francis Igbenose, stated that in the charge marked L/14/2023, Olu and his alleged accomplices committed the offence between 28th January and 4th February, 2023, at about 11pm at No. 34b, Talabi Street, Boet Estate, ABC Bus Stop, Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, Lagos.
The prosecutor further alleged that the lawyer and others now at large “did steal two crocodile shoes valued at N150,000, one brown belt valued at N375,000, one wallet valued at N225,000, two Nike shoes valued at N150,000, Movado wristwatch valued at N9,000, Rolex wristwatch valued at N7,500,000, buckle sandal valued at N80,000, black wall frame with silver leaf valued at N60,000, Tecno Pop 6 valued at N65,000), Tecno Pop 3 valued at N45,000, eight bundles of new wrappers valued at N64,000)”.
The defendants were also accused of stealing a “Nutribullet blender SS plus valued at N95,000, a wireless bluetooth speaker valued at N15,000, 12 company Glo SIM cards and one Airtel SIM card.” The allegedly stolen items were valued by the Police at N19,296,300 and said to be the property of the duo of Jude Obiakor and Mrs. Obiakor Onyinye Jacinta.
The defendant was further accused of damaging a treadmill valued at N375,000, sofa worth N2.250,000, a North Shore table of N1.875m and an LG3 French door with ice maker valued at N3m.
According to the Police, Olu and others at large “did unlawfully assault one, Obiakor Onyinye Jacinta, wife of one, Jude Obiakor by pushing her to the gate.”
In count five, the lawyer and others were said to have conducted themselves “in a manner likely to cause a breach of public peace by unlawfully detaining property belonging to one, Mr. Jude Obiakor and Mrs. Obiakor Onyinye Jacinta”.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Sections 144, 168(d), 172, 287 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
But Olu pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor had no objection to his bail but rather asked the Court to give a date for hearing since he pleaded not guilty to enable the Police to prove that he actually committed the alleged offence.
The Presiding Magistrate, Babalola, granted him bail on self-recognition.
The matter was adjourned till 22nd May, 2023 for mention.