Man Beats And Stabs Neighbor For Playing Loud Music

A 33-year-old unemployed, John Ena, charged
with stabbing his neighbour with a bottle on
her head for playing loud music, was on
Wednesday arraigned in Lagos.
Ena, a resident of No. 13, Palace Road,
Alagbado, Lagos, is being tried for breach of
the peace and assault at an Ikeja Magistrates’
Court in Lagos.

The Prosecutor, Sgt. Kehinde Olatunde, told the
court that the accused committed the offences
on Aug. 2, at his residence.
He said that the accused unlawfully assaulted
his neighbour, one Miss Elizabeth Okpaku, by
stabbing her with a bottle on her head.
“The accused stabbed the complainant with a
bottle on her head for playing loud music.’’
Olatunde said that the accused unlawfully
entered the apartment of the complainant to
stab and damage her property.
“The accused forcefully entered the
complainant’s room and ordered her to reduce
the volume of her DVD player, claiming that it
was too loud and was
disturbing him in his room. “The complainant
refused to comply, saying that the volume
was not loud, so the accused forcefully
stopped the music
by throwing the DVD player outside and also
damaged her generator set.
“He also descended on her by beating and
stabbing her with a bottle.’’ The offences,
Olatunde said, contravened Sections 166 and
171 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Section 171 prescribes a three-year jail term as
penalty for convicted offenders.
The accused pleaded innocence of the offences
and was granted bail in the sum of N50, 000
with one surety in like sum.
The Magistrate, Mr Aka Bashorun, adjourned
the case to Sept. 21, for mention. (NAN)