Woman In Court For Stabbing Man Over N100

A 20-year old woman was Monday charged
with stabbing her neighbour in the chest
with a pair of scissors over N100 at an
Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court. The accused, Toyin Somorin, whose
address is unknown, is being tried for
assault. The prosecutor, ASP Paul Etusi told the
court that the accused committed the
offence at 18, Oke-Ijeun St., Abeokuta. He said the woman allegedly stabbed a
man, Sikiru Adeniji, in the chest with a
pair of scissors during a disagreement
over money. “Adeniji lent the accused N100 and when
he asked for the money it led to a fight
and in the process, the accused stabbed
him in the chest with a pair of scissors.” Etusi noted that the offence
contravened Section 355 of the Criminal
Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006. The accused pleaded innocence of the
offence. The Chief Magistrate, Anthony Araba,
granted the woman bail in the sum of
N30,000 with one surety in like sum,
before fixing further hearing for
December 10.