A 40-year old man,
Ikechukwu Offor has been arrested and charged before Magistrate’s Court,
Ejigbo, for allegedly beating up his 71-year-old mother, Justina Offor, over
his missing phone. He lost his phone after being
heavily drunk and returned home to accuse his mother of misplacing the phone according to PM NEWS.
Before Justina could
respond to the accusation, he allegedly grabbed her and rained blows on her. He
further took a wall mirror and smashed it on his mother’s head. The elder
sister, Ijeoma Offor, was not also spared as she attempted to rescue their
mother. She was severely battered by Ikechukwu during the assault on Justina.
The incident happened at
20, Orilowi Street, Abaranje, Ikotun, a suburb of Lagos, western Nigeria, where
they reside. He was arrested and taken to the police station after the case was reported to the police
He told the police that his mother must have taken the phone when he was
sleeping.He was charged to court
with assault under the Criminal Code. He pleaded not guilty.The presiding
Magistrate, Mr Peter Nwaka granted him bail in the sum of N20,000 with two
sureties in like sum.
He was remanded in
prison custody pending when he meets his bail terms.
None of his relations
showed up to bail him at the court.
According to the
embittered mother, that was not the first time Ikechukwu was beating her,
adding that he also beat up his father when the man was alive.
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