Olufumilayo Eriolowa, 33, who was accused of attacking Olufowobi Nureni, a police officer, in the Ogombo neighborhood of Lagos State and imprisoned at the Kirikiri Correctional Center, has been cleared of all charges.
After the case was dismissed, Magistrate M. O. Alao of the Magistrates’ Court in Eti-Osa, Lagos, released Eriolowa, who had been held since May 17, 2023.
According to the ANAEDOONLINE, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the state police public relations officer, stated in a tweet that he had been placed on remand for allegedly assaulting a police officer in the state.
She assaulted a police officer yesterday somewhere in Ogombo, according to the post.
. She was arraigned today and has been remanded to the Kirikiri correctional facility till June 6 when the case comes up again in court.”
Earlier, the hair stylist was arraigned before Magistrate M. O. Alao on two counts bordering on assault and resisting arrest at the Magistrate Court of Lagos, Eti-Osa.
The police prosecutor, Jacob Samuel, during her arraignment, prayed to the court to remand the defendant in police custody.
Granting the request, Alao ordered that Eriolowa be remanded for 21 days in police custody pending the completion of the police investigation.
The charges read in part, “That you, Olufumilayo Erioluwa, on May 14, 2023, around 9pm, at Ajah, Eti-Osa, in the Lagos Magistrate District, did commit a felony with a serious assault on one Olufowobi Nureni, an Inspector and hereby commit an offence under Section 174 Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
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“That you, Olufumilayo Erioluwa, on the same date, time and place, in the aforementioned Magisterial District, assaulted, resisted, obstructed and unlawfully prevented one Olufowobi Nureni, an Inspector attach to the Ogombo Divisional Headquarters, in the course of executing his lawful and official duty and thereby committed an offence punishable Under Section 174 (b) (c) and (e) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.”
Eriolowa, however, pleaded not guilty to the accusations and the case was adjourned till June 6, 2023.
Meanwhile, a rights activist, Inibehe Effiong and his team took over Eriolowa’s case.
According to Effiong, the police could not produce a witness, and the complainant in court, adding that the Kirikiri Correctional Center did not also produce Eriolowa in court.
He said, “On June 6 when the case came up a second time, my team and I were able to secure bail for her. She was admitted to bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.”
Effiong explained that they were working on perfecting her bail terms when the case was struck out.
He said, “The complainant, Olufowobi Nureni, who claimed he was assaulted, did not show up in court for all the times the case was in court. The Kirikiri Correctional Centre did not also produce her in court, and the case was adjourned a third time till June 27, 2023.
“We had however taken steps to perfect the bail before the charge was struck out. The police could not provide any evidence, witness, or complainant in court and so we pleaded that the case be struck out and the Magistrate saw reason with us and did the right thing according to the law. She is freed and discharged and the charges against her have been struck out on June 27, 2023.”
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