#StoriesWeHear: Man in court for assaulting a police officer with (wait for it)… Garri

by Rachel Ogbu

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A 30-year-old man has appeared at the Sabo Magistrate’s Court for pouring garri ( Cassava flakes) on a policeman.

Ayo Ogori was accused of assaulting Officer Isadare Abiodun offence at Ebute Ilaje, Bariga area of Lagos.

He was arraigned on two counts of assault with the charge sheet saying:

“That you, Ayo Ogori, on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned magisterial district did unlawfully assault one Isadare Abiodun by pouring a substance suspected to be garri on his police uniform.”

[READ: How I was flogged and fed with garri for one month – Kidnap victim ]

According to reports, the magistrate, Folarin Williams, interrupted the proceeding, saying there were some inconsistencies in the charge sheet drafted by the prosecutor, Nike Abudu saying that the charge sheet stated that the offence was committed on July 15, 2013 which could not have been true.

Ogori’s offence reportedly breached section 166 of the criminal law of Lagos State Nigeria, 2011.

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