A
mechanic named 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.
it was 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 occurred. We 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 Orthopedic
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, Laggard 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 i Phone 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 of fences, 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 sure
ties in like sum. Akani adjourned the case till January 26, 2015 for
mention.
