Father arraigned for Assaulting Son

 

 A father who allegedly assaulted his five-year-old son by flogging him has been arraigned at the Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday.

The accused, Sikiru Mustapha, 29, is standing trial on a charge of assault.
Mustapha, a resident of No.4, Pedro St., Iwaya, Yaba in Lagos, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
But the Prosecutor, ASP. Godwin Anyanwu,

Alleged Assault on father: 2 siblings docked

Two siblings on Tuesday appeared before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting their father, one Mr Ihiomah Ogidinta, by beating him and tying a skipping rope around his neck. The accused: Flora Ogidinta,36,