The defendant was said to have attempted to commit suicide by using his pair of trousers to hang himself in order to escape from being prosecuted for chopping off his ex-lover’s lip. The carpenter was arrested for beating and chopping off the upper lip of his former lover, one Nneka Obi, after meeting another man in her apartment.
Oyemachi is facing a
two-count charge of assault and attempted suicide preferred against him by the
police.The prosecutor, Sergeant Quasim Adams, told the court that the defendant
had on August 7, 2014 at about 8.30am, at 80, Kadara Street, Oyingbo beat up
and hit the victim with a hard object on the head before biting off her upper
lip. He also told the court that the defendant in a move not to be prosecuted
removed his trousers and attempted to hang himself at the water pipe that runs
through the police’s cell.
According to Adams, the
offences are contrary to Sections 244 and 233 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos
State of Nigeria, 2011.The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the
charges against him. The defendant’s counsel, Saka Kayode, urged the court to
strike out the case, as Oyemachi and the victim have agreed to settle the
matter out of court. The prosecutor, however, objected to the application
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