On Thursday, police brought two defendants—31-year-old Michael Adelabu and 27-year-old Pelumi Olasunkanmi—to the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan. They faced serious charges of unlawful assault that caused bodily harm.
Both men were charged with conspiracy and assault. They both said they were not guilty.
According to the prosecution, presented by Inspector Samuel Owolabi, the alleged crimes happened on September 30 at around 12:30 a.m. in Ibadan’s Omi-Adio district.
The prosecutor said the defendants unlawfully attacked Tajudeen Kareem by punching him repeatedly. This caused injuries all over his body.
Owolabi said that these alleged crimes break Sections 516 and 355 of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000. The maximum punishment for unlawful assault causing bodily harm is three years in prison.

The Magistrate, Mrs Gladys Olanrewaju granted the defendants bail in the sum of N500,000 each with two sureties each in the like sum.
She adjourned the case until Nov. 4, for hearing.

(NAN)