Wife In Court For Stoning, Assaulting Estranged Husband

A wife, Hameedat Ajadi, was on Tuesday docked in a Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stoning her estranged husband Mr Abdul-Hammed Oladipupo.

Oladipupo filed a direct criminal case of assault, mischief and public disturbances against estranged  wife, Ajadi, who is said to be the step-sister of the Kwara Chief Judge.

He alleged that the defendant drove recklessly manner and tried to hit.

He also alleged that she hit him with stone.

The Defence Counsel, Mrs N. T. Obalowu, requested that since the parties were formally husband and wife, the court should allow the matter to be hear in the Judge’s Chambers.

She also requested that the complainant should engage the services of a lawyer to represent him, saying that it was against the rule of court for a complainant to personally read out his complaint in the open court.

She asked for an adjournment for the complainant to put his house in order and get a lawyer to represent him in court.

But  Oladipupo objected to the submission.

Chief Magistrate Ibrahim Dasuki of said the court would not accept such application due to the complexity and procedural history of the case.

Dasuki ruled in favour of the defendant counsel’s prayer in which she argued that it was against rules of the court for a complaint to personally read out his complainants without a lawyer present.

The Magistrate, ordered Oladipupo to  get a lawyer to represent him in order to start the case to begin proper.

He therefore adjourned the case until  Dec. 11, for mention.

He however ordered that the counsel should produce the estranged wife who is the suspect in the charge of allegedly stoning her husband, on the adjourned date. (NAN)

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