A Sharia Court in Kano State on Monday remanded two housewives in a correction centre for assaulting their neighbour.

The police charged Sa’adautu Abubakar, 33, and Amina Abdulkadir,20, all of Mandawari Sabon Titi, in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano, with criminal intentional hurt and intimidation.

When the charge was read to them, they both pleaded not guilty.

The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, ordered that they should be remanded in the  Goron Dutse correction centre in Kano.

He adjourned the case until Sept 18 for further mention.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Abdullahi Wada told the court that the complainant, Firdausi Aliyu who also resides in Mandawari Sabon Titi, reported the matter at the Mandawari Police Station on Aug 28.

Wada said that the complainant had a misunderstanding with the defendants about some money.

He said that the defendants attacked Aliyu with a pestle and also bit her hand which led to serious injuries.

The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 158 of the Penal Code.

An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted six men charged with breach of the public peace during the 2020 #Endsars protest.

They are Daniel Joyinbo, 31, Adigun Sodiq, 28, Kehinde Shola,32, Salaudeen Kamilu, 29, Sodiq Usseni, 33 and Azeez Isiaka, 34.

The defendants had in a plea bargain agreement, pleaded guilty to a count charge of breach of the public peace preferred against them by Lagos State Government.

After listening to the plea bargain agreement, the Magistrate, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, found the defendants guilty and convicted them of the offence.

She, however, cautioned and discharged them, adding that they had spent almost four years in custody.

Earlier, the Director for Public Prosecutions (DPP), Dr Babajide Martins, told the court that he had an amended charge.

He said that the defendants committed the offence on Nov. 23, 2020, at 12:00 p.m., at Ebutte Metta, Lagos.

According to him, the defendants conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of the public peace.

He said that the offence contravened Section 168(d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Martins, however, urged the court to sentence the defendants based on their plea.

Their legal representative, Mr T.D Ojeshino, pleaded to the court to tamper justice with mercy.

“My lord, I plead the court to tamper justice with mercy as the defendants are first-time offenders.

“Some are breadwinners of their families and still very young.

“They have been in custody since 2020 and have truly learnt their lessons,” he said.

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The National Judicial Council (NJC) at its 106th meeting has recommended Justice Kudirat  Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).

A statement by Soji Oye, NJC’s Director of Information on Thursday in Abuja said the recommendation was imperative as the current CJN Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will formally bow out of office on August 22.

He said the council also recommended 27 candidates for appointment as Judges of state courts and a candidate for appointment as Kadi of the Sharia Court of the FCT, Abuja to their various State Governors.

(NAN)