Court remands woman over assault of police officer in Lagos
A Lagos State Magistrates’ court sitting in Etiosa, Ajah, had ordered the remand of one Omorogbe Jennifer Soni, in Kirikiri prison for assaulting a police woman.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this in a statement on his official X handle on Monday.
An X user, Umasom Jeremiah (@umasomjere19798), on February 26, 2024, posted a video that captured the suspect pushing to the ground the police woman who was about to deflate Jennifer’s tyre for a yet to be known offence.
According to the state police spokesperson, the suspect who committed the offence on February 21, was arrested the next day, and will remain in custody until the next hearing on March 27.
The statement read, “The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned one Omorogbe Jennifer Soni ‘f’ aged 26 for serious assault after she was caught on camera assaulting a police officer in Ajah on February 21, 2024. Omorogbe was arraigned the following day, February 22, 2024 at the Etiosa Magistrate Court, Ajah and has been remanded at the Kirikiri Female Correctional Centre until the next hearing on March 27, 2024.’’
He urged Lagosians to remain law-abiding but warned that “anyone found guilty of violating the law would be dealt with in accordance with the law.”
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
NationWide
2027: Matawalle urges prayers for peace
Mr Matawalle urged Muslims in Nigeria to use the Maulud period to pray for peace ahead of the 2027 elections.
States
Umahi apologises over Benin-Sapele road, orders arrest of contractors
Mr Umahi apologised to commuters for the deplorable condition of the Benin-Sapele road, which he said has caused untold hardship.
States
FG to review Benin-Asaba highway concession over poor handling
Mr Umahi said the concessionaire lacked the technical competence required to execute the project.
Politics
APC petitions IG over alleged Ogun governorship candidate impersonation
The APC accused Mr Hunye of impersonation after he allegedly paraded himself as its governorship candidate for the 2027 Ogun election.
Economy
Atiku promises total restoration of subsidy as president, says no spokesperson is authorised to mislead Nigerians
Mr Abubakar said his position on subsidy restoration is to ease Nigerians’ economic hardships associated with President Bola Tinubu’s economic policy.
