A mechanic, Olajide Olaniran, has stabbed
a 34-year-old man, Julius Joseph, for allegedly pinging on the road
while driving in the Ijaiye area of Lagos State.
Our correspondent gathered that Joseph was
returning from a bank in the area to withdraw money when Olaniran, who was in a
Toyota Corolla, blocked the road and accused him of pinging and driving.
It was, however, learnt that Joseph was
checking an alert he received on his phone when the incident occured.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Joseph
challenged the 42-year-old mechanic for driving against the traffic and both
men alighted from their cars.
Following an altercation between the two,
Olaniyan, who hails from Ibadan, Oyo State, allegedly used a bottle to stab
Joseph after which he made off with his (Joseph’s) two phones and N5,000.
The victim reportedly slumped at the spot
having lost much blood. He was said to have been rushed to the Lagos State
University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, and was later referred to the National
Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi for intensive care.
Our correspondent learnt that the suspect
was arrested after the incident was reported at the Meiran Police Station.
A prosecutor, Lugard Ahonle, subsequently
brought him before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ijaiye on five counts
bordering on assault and stealing.
The charges read in part, “That you,
Olajide Olaniran, on October 8, 2014 at about 5pm at Jolaco Filling Station,
Obadeyi, Ijaiye, Lagos State, in the Ikeja Magisterial District, did assault
one Julius Joseph, by beating him up for challenging you while driving against
the traffic with your Toyota Corolla saloon car.
“That you, on the same date, time and
place, in the aforesaid magisterial district, did attempt to kill one Julius
Joseph by stabbing him severally on his two hands over an argument between the
two of you.
“That you did steal a Samsung iPhone
valued at N60,000, Q10 BlackBerry valued at N98,000 and a sum of N5,000,
property of one Julius Joseph.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the
offences, which the police said contravened sections 55, 170, 243, 285, 404,
Vol. 44 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.
The presiding magistrate, Mrs. T. Akani,
admitted him to bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Akani adjourned the case till January 26,
2015 for mention.
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