Lami Sule, a cleaner and her daughter, Rejoice Daniel were on Monday re-arraigned in an Upper Area Court for allegedly assaulting their neighbour.
The police charged Sule and Daniel with three counts of criminal conspiracy, criminal intimidation and assault.
The Prosecution Counsel, Mr Abdullahi Tanko, told the court that the case was starting ‘de Novo’ (anew) as a result of the transfer of the former judge.
Tanko said that the case was reported at Airport police station Abuja by the complainant, Mrs Ajani Muyibat on June 22, 2022.
He said that on the same date while the complainant was chasing a goat away from her husband’s car with a stick the first defendant (Sule) saw her and started insulting her.
He said that Sule started throwing stones on the complainant which resulted to a fight between them that led the complainant to air force base clinic for treatment.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 96, 397 and 265 of the Penal Code.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Judge, Malam Abdullahi Abdulkarim, ordered the defendants to continue with the earlier bail granted by the formal judge, following an oral application made by the Defence Counsel, Mr C.N. Owhor praying the court that the bail granted earlier should continue.
Abdulkarim adjourned the matter until July 17 for hearing.(NAN)
