A woman, Nkechi Ibrahim, was on Friday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for assault on her 6-year-old niece.
Mrs Ibrahim was accused of flogging her niece and tying her legs to a table for eating an extra plate of rice.
The 43-year-old resides at 5 Omoojule St., Balogun Bus Stop, Iju Ishaga, a Lagos suburb.
She has denied committing the offence.
The Chief Magistrate, B. O. Osunsemi, admitted the accused to N200,000 bail with two sureties in like sum.
Mrs Osunsemi said the sureties must be gainfully employed with evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State Government and their addresses must be verified by the court.
She added that the sureties must be blood relatives of the accused and they must reside within the court’s jurisdiction.
She adjourned the case until February 25 for trial.
The prosecutor, Ezekiel Ayorinde, told the court that the accused caned one Christabel Olatunji, tied her legs to a table, shut the door and went out.
Mr Ayorinde told the court that the accused committed the offence on January 17 at 5.00 p.m. at her residence.
He said the accused hit her niece’s head on the wall before she tied her legs to a table.
Ayorinde said the extra plate of rice was kept for the accused’s daughter.
“The landlord of the house, who heard the groaning of the niece, opened the door and rushed her to a nearby hospital.
“The social workers at the hospital reported the matter to the police,” he said.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 173 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015, (Revised).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Section stipulates three years imprisonment for offenders.
(NAN)
