Carpenter In Court For Beating Up Professor

Babalola A 43-year old carpenter has been arrested
and charged before a Lagos court for
allegedly beating up a professor. Solomon Babalola, the carpenter, allegedly
assaulted Professor Adeniyi Adegoriola,
who is his co-tenant at their residence in
Ikotun, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. Adegoriola is a professor of Petroleum
Engineering and the head of Geology
Department at the Uuniversity of Jos,
Plateau State, northcentral Nigeria. He visited his family in Lagos when the
incident happened. He suffered the fate after he reportedly
beat up the carpenter’s little child as a
correctional measure at their house at 7,
Ayobami Atemogbola Street, off Abaranje
Road, Ikotun. Angered by the beating, the carpenter
allegedly confronted the professor and
assaulted him and broke his reading
medicated glasses in the process. Babalola said since he packed into the
house, the professor has been intimidating
his family. He said he had detained his wife at a police
station and it was after the intervention of
their neighbours that he withdrew the
matter. Babalola said the residents had been living
in constant fear of the professor but he
decided to confront him on the fateful day
because he could not bear his excesses any
longer. On the day the incident happened, the
carpenter said he heard his child crying and
when he came to find out why he was
crying, he saw the professor still beating
him. He reportedly head-booted the professor
who was wearing medicated glasses and
inflicted severe injuries on his face and his
glasses were damaged. According to the professor, the man and his
family constitute nuisance in the compound
and he had repeatedly warned him to
control his children and keep the
environment clean, but to no avail. The professor said on the day the incident
happened, the man assaulted him and he
has been receiving treatment in a hospital
following the injuries he sustained. The assault was reported to the police at
Ikotun Division and Babalola was arrested
and charged to court on a two-count charge
of assault occasioning harm under the
Criminal Code. He pleaded not guilty and the presiding
Magistrate, Mr P. E. Nwaka granted him bail
in the sum of N20,000 with two sureties
who must show evidence of payment of tax
to the Lagos State Government. The matter was adjourned till 4 September,
2013. The defendant was remanded in prison
custody pending when he will fulfill his bail
conditions. [PMNEWS]