A Lagos landlord got himself in trouble when he prevented one Sunday Ugah from committing murder.
Ugah wanted to kill his sister for not giving him N2000 that he asked her for and when the landlord interfered, Ugah beat him to coma.
Unemployed Ugah was on Tuesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The prosecutor, Sgt. Yomi Egunjobi told the court “The accused went to his elder sister’s shop to ask for N2,000 but his sister refused; he descended on her and dealt her several blows on the face and body.When he was not satisfied with the beating, he picked a broken bottle threatening to stab her to death if the money was not given to him.
“The sister took to her heels and ran into the complainant’s house for her dear life, but the accused pursued her. When the complainant saw the accused was running towards his building with a bottle, he locked the entrance door to prevent him from entering.
“When the accused got to the door and discovered that it was locked, he damaged the door and broke into the house but could not find his sister.He approached the complainant, tore his clothes to pieces and beat him up until the complainant was unconscious.”
The offences contravened Sections 166, 171 and 348 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.Section 171 and 348 provide a three-year imprisonment for offenders.
The accused pleaded innocence of the offences and was granted bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.