Isaac was arrested for
hitting the head of one Sunday Akinola with a bottle during a fight. After his
arrest and detention in police custody, the accused person mysteriously
escaped.
However, he was later
rearrested and charged to court.
Taye Isaac, was sentenced
to six months imprisonment by a Chief Magistrate’s Court, sitting in Akure,
Ondo State.
The court, presided over by
Chief Magistrate Sunday Adedapo, however, ordered the accused to pay N20,000
fine as an option.
According to the police
prosecutor, Pelumi Adejuwon, the offence was contrary to and punishable under
Section 135(a) of the Criminal Code 37Vol. Laws of the Ondo State of Nigeria,
2006.
Isaac pleaded guilty to the
offence, while the police prosecutor tendered the statement written by the
accused person to the court as an exhibit.
Counsel to the accused
person, Mrs Grace Obanigba, appealed to court to be lenient in its verdict for
the fact that the Isaac had confessed to the offence and did not waste the
court’s time.
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