Musiliu Olokode, 32yr old man in prison for pouring acid on her face and damaged her eyes

A 32-year- old man, Musiliu Olokode, has been remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Lagos by an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrate Court, Lagos, pending the perfection of his bail conditions, after he was arraigned for pouring acid on the face of one Lateefah Adesope, which damaged her eyes.

Magistrate Oyindamola Ogala, who granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties, added that the sureties should be responsible people and must show evidence of tax payment for the last three years.
Olokode was accused  of rendering Lateefah blind after he allegedly poured acid on her face, which the prosecutor, Essiet Eshiet said was an attempt to kill the victim. The alleged offences is said to have contravened sections 243, 244(b) and 228 (1) of the criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.

The prosecutor said that on December 30, 2011, at Aboru, Lagos, the accused poured the acid on Adesope’s eyes with intent to kill her. However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The charge read, “That you, Olokode Musiliu, on December 30, 2011, at Aboru, Lagos, unlawfully and with intent to harm one Lateefah Adesope, poured acid on her two eyes.”

The case was adjourned till April 14.


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