LAGOS – A 58-year-old businessman, Momodu Oyakhamoh, was charged in an Oshodi Magistrates’ Court Lagos, for allegedly crushing a pedestrian to death with his vehicle.
Oyakhamoh, a resident of No. 8, Esado St., Olodi-Apapa, Ajegunle, Lagos, is being tried for careless driving and manslaughter.
The Prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that the accused committed the offences on May 5, at Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Oshodi, Lagos.
He said that the accused, who was the driver of a Nissan Pathfinder Jeep with registration number FST568 CL caused the death of 26-year-old Mr Korede Anishere.
“The accused drove his car in a dangerous manner and crushed the victim to death,’’ the prosecutor said.
Olatunde said that the accused was coming from Anthony to Oshodi Oke, where he wanted to negotiate a bend but his vehicle developed a defective brake and lost control, resulting in the accident.
“He lost total control and rammed into unspecified number of pedestrians who were rushed to various hospitals for medical attention in which one of the victims died,’’ he said.
The prosecutor said that the accused also hit a Honda Accord jeep belonging to one Mr Ona Enyle.
“The accused rammed into a Honda in front of him with heavy force and the car somersaulted and fell into the pit, the driver lost consciousness and was rushed to the hospital.’’
According to the prosecutor, the offence, contravened Section 227 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Section 227 prescribes a life-jail term as penalty for offenders.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the offences and the Magistrate, Mr Akeem Fashola granted him bail of N500, 000 with two sureties in like sums.
Fashola said that the surety must be a blood relation of the accused.
He ordered that the case file be duplicated and forwarded to the director of public prosecutions for legal advice.
Fashola adjourned the case to June 8, for mention.
Meanwhile, an insurance broker, Lucky Imuere, who allegedly slapped a female colleague repeatedly on the face, has appeared before an Oshodi Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with assault.
Imuere, 52, who resides at Olusola Idowu Street, Ilupeju, Lagos State, is facing a two-count charge of causing a breach of the peace and assault.
The Prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that the accused committed the offences on May 19 at Minet Nigeria Limited, Ilupeju.
He said that the accused assaulted his colleague, one Mrs Christian Odejobi, by slapping her several times on her face.
“The accused slapped the complainant, a married woman, on her face over an official issue, thereby causing injury to her left eye.
Olatunde said that the accused had gone to the complainant’s office to seek an explanation over a certain receipt brought to the office by one of their customers which was not processed.
“A client brought a receipt to the accused which was supposed to have been processed by the complainant.
“While the complainant was trying to explain, the accused got angry and gave her several slaps on her face in the presence of six of her colleagues.”
He said that the colleagues, who were present when the accused slapped the complainant, alleged that Imuere was fond of slapping his subordinates whenever they had issues with him.
The offences, Olatunde said, contravened Sections 166 and 171 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Section 171 prescribes a three-year jail term as penalty for offenders.
The accused refuted the allegations against him.
The Magistrate, Mr. Akeem Fashola granted the accused bail in the sum of N50, 000 with one surety in like sum.
Fashola then adjourned the case to June 8 for mention.