Two women were charged by the police on Friday before a zonal Chief Magistrates’ Court in New Karu, Nasarawa State, for reportedly fighting on February 14 and hurting themselves.
Heraldviews reports
that the charges against the defendants, Alice Odey, 27, and Blessing Onagbulum,
39, who live in New Nyanya, Karu, Nasarawa State, include defamation of
character, disturbance of public peace, and causing injury.
But they
entered a not guilty plea to the accusation.
On February
14, the defendants got into a fight and hurt themselves, according to the
prosecution, Inspector Shehu Ndam, who told the court that they were taken into
custody at the New Nyanya Police Station.
Ndam told the
court that “Onagbulum accused Odey of snatching her former husband, while Odey
accused Onagbulum of using ‘juju’ to shrink his private parts. A fight broke
out between the two defendants and Odey used a broken bottle to stab Onagbulum
in the head, jaw and neck.
“Upon seeing
Onagbulum on the ground, Onagbulum’s 16-year-old daughter picked a stone and
hit Odey in the eye.”
The
prosecution pointed out that the offense was against the Penal Code’s sections
113, 139, and 245.
The accused
were granted bail of N100,000 each, along with one surety in the same amount,
by Judge Godiya Bawa. The case was then adjourned to March 15th for more
consideration.
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