BY ONOZURE DANIA
LAGOS — A 25- year old man, Ochuga Gabriel, was yester-day, arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate Court, by the police for allegedly assaulting one Edache Solomon and also being in unlawful possession of £3720.

Gabriel, who was docked before Magistrate Dan Oni, is facing a two-count charge bordering on assault and unlawful possession.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Edet Okoi, told the court that the defendant committed the said offence on March 31, 2013 at about 11.30 p.m in Ajah area of Lagos.

Okoi said on the same day Gabriel assaulted one Edache Solomon he was unlawfully having £3720  in his possession, suspected to have been stolen.

He added that during investigation, the  defendant said that he picked the said money from the ground.

The prosecutor added that the offence committed was punishable under sections  168 and 327, laws of Lagos state of Nigeria 2011.

Earlier when the charge proffered against the suspect was read to him, he pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge and Magistarte Oni granted him bail in the sum of N50,000, with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the matter to May 13, 2013 for trial.