A man, Obinna Kalu, was on Friday dragged before an Abeokuta Magistrates Court for shooting his neighbour, Miss Adijat Balogun in the waist after she accused him of stealing from her pot.
The 35-year-old defendant, whose plea was not taken, is facing a one-count charge of attempted murder.
The prosecutor, ASP Olakunle Shonibare, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 14 at about 8.30 a.m., at Igaa Sabo area in Abeokuta.
Shonibare said that the defendant attempted to kill his neighbour, Adijat by shooting her with gun on her waist.
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According to him, the complainant, who is a food vendor, finished cooking on the fateful day and Kalu went to steal from the food she cooked.
This, the prosecutor said, led to misunderstand between the two neighbours.
“After few hours when some other neighbours around had settled the dispute for them, the defendant went into the complainant room and shot her with a gun while she was sleeping,’’ he said.
He said that the offence contravened Section 320 of the Criminal Code laws of Ogun, 2006.
The Magistrate, Mrs O. M. Shomefun ordered that the defendant be remanded in the Ibara Correctional Centre, pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP)
Shomefun then adjourned the case until Aug. 24 for mention.
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