Taiwo, has allegedly broken the
spinal cord of his friend, Akeem
Amoo, after a scuffle between
them.
PUNCH Metro learnt that 28-year-
old Taiwo and Amoo were boyhood
friends in the Alagbado area of
Lagos State before a disagreement
over age marred their relationship.
Our correspondent learnt that
Amoo had been admitted to an
orthopaedic hospital in Lagos,
while Taiwo was charged to court
by the police on Monday.
It was said the defendant, who
claimed he was older, had accused
the victim of being disrespectful to
him whenever there was a
discussion among their caucus in
the community.
Our correspondent gathered that
they kept each other at arm’s
length after several altercations on
the issue.
On January 28, around 8pm, Amoo,
a commercial motorcyclist
(popularly called okada rider),
reportedly went to a car wash at
Omisesan Junction – where Taiwo
works – to wash his motorcycle.
Taiwo was said to have challenged
Amoo to a duel after accusing the
latter of grazing his leg with the
tyre of his motorcycle.
In a show of strength, the suspect, it
was learnt, lifted Amoo up and
smashed his back on the floor,
leading to what was later described
by doctors as a spinal cord injury.
Taiwo was later arrested and
arraigned before an Ikeja
Magistrate’s Court sitting in the
Ijaiye-Ojokoro area of the state on
one count of assault.
The charge read, “That you, Michael
Taiwo, on January 28, 2015, at
about 7.40pm, at Omisesan
Junction, Alagbado, in the Ikeja
Magisterial District, did cause a
grievous harm on Akeem Amoo by
hitting him on ground full of stones
which broke his backbone and left
ankle and thereby committed an
offence contrary to and punishable
under Section 243 of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State of Nigeria,
2011.”
The defendant, however, pleaded
not guilty to the offence.
He was granted bail by the
presiding magistrate, Mrs. T. Akani,
in the sum of N100,000 with a
surety, who, according to her, must
also present evidence of tax
payment and means of livelihood
to the court for verification.
The case was adjourned till March
23, 2015 for mention.
Source: PunchNg
