The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned a person, Gabriel Olayiwola, for allegedly unleashing his German shepherd canine on a police officer, ASP Oyagbola Jelili, on the Ikotun Egbe space of Lagos State.
The 30-year-old was arraigned earlier than Magistrate O. Y. Adefope of a Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, on three counts of wilful harm of properties and menace to life.
Olayiwola was mentioned to have unleashed the canine on the policeman who was at his residence on March 1, 2023, to arrest him after he broken his co-tenant’s BMW X5 2013 mannequin automobile valued at N3m throughout a disagreement.
The prosecutor, Haruna Magaji, advised the courtroom that the offence contravened and was punishable beneath Sections 351 (d) (1), 168(d) and 245 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.
The cost learn partly, “That you, Gabriel Olayiwola, on March 1, 2023, at No 18, Odogbolu Street, off Princess Abiola Road, Ikotun Egbe, Lagos in the magisterial district did intentionally lose your German shepherd dog to bite one ASP Oyagbola Jelili when he came to arrest you and, in the process, the said dog bit the officer on his right shoulder which did him grievous harm and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 245 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2015.”
The defendant, nonetheless, pleaded not responsible to the costs.
The Justice of the Peace granted him bail within the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case until September 22, 2023, for point out.
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