Ondo Poly staff, son docked for allegedly assaulting neighbour
A staff of the Ondo State-owned Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Josephine Akinfotire and her son, Destiny Olusegun, on Tuesday appeared in an Akure Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting their neighbour, Fifunmi Giwa.
The defendants of the Ota-Esan community, Oba-Ile, Akure, are facing a two-count charge of assault and malicious damage.
The plaintiff counsel, Benjamin Salami, in a suit number MAK/NC/138/2022, filed on behalf of the plaintiff, alleged that the defendants committed the offences on July 19 between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Ota-Esan community, Oba-Ile, Akure.
Mr Salami alleged that Mrs Akinfotire, a civil servant and her son, Destiny, assaulted the plaintiff in her apartment during an argument.
He also alleged that the defendants damaged a sewing machine head repairable at the cost of N10,000, a sewing machine leg valued at N40,000 and one Itel phone worth N7,000.
Also damaged are one dummy head valued at N6,000, one Sayona pressing iron worth N12,000 and a door handle repairable valued at N8,000, totalling N73,000 belonging to the plaintiff.
Mr Salami in the suit asked for the sum of N300,000 from the defendants as “general damages for assaulting the plaintiff and injuring her, and N70, 000 for the cost of this action”.
The defendants, however, pleaded not liable to the charge, with their counsel, Jimoh Saliu, asking for a date to enable him to prepare his witnesses for the case.
The Magistrate, Mayomi Olanipekun, adjourned the case until September 26 for hearing.
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