MICHAEL AKINOLA
A 53-year old man, Godwin Ugwu, has been arrested in Lagos State for allegedly slapping a school teacher, Blessing Uba, over a disagreement on the balance of N3,000 of his children’s school fees.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Grand School, Egan in Igando area of Lagos State, where the school is located.
Trouble was said to have started after the school management invited Mr. Ugwu to the school in order to pay the balance of N21,000 for school fees before his children would be allowed to write their exams.
While Ugwu claimed that he had only N18,000 to balance, the teacher insisted that he must pay the additional N3,000 to make up.
This led to hot exchange of words and in the process, Mr. Ugwu slapped the teacher, Blessing, on her left ear and the owner of the school was contacted.
The matter was then reported to the Police at Igando Division. The operatives arrested and detained him at the station for interrogation over his conduct.
During interrogation, Mr. Ugwu told the Police that his children were students of the school for years and he had been paying their school fees until recently when he had already paid about N100,000 and had to balance the school N3,000 but the teacher insisted that he must pay the additional fee.
The Police found him culpable after interrogation and subsequently charged him before the Ejigbo Magistrates Court for the alleged assault.
He pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned.
The prosecutor, Inspector Simeon Njue, then asked the Court to give a date for hearing since he pleaded not guilty before the Court to enable the Police to prove that he actually committed the alleged offence.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. A.K. Dosumu, granted him bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
However, he was remanded in custody at the Correctional Centre at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending when he will perfect his bail conditions while the matter was adjourned till 11th April, 2023, for mention.