Two sisters in court for beating up Policeman
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he said the sisters and one emeka a teenager assaulted insp. bitrus zingkur by tearing his uniform and also dragged his service gun while performing his lawful duty1 the police on thursday arraigned two sisters favour ajula and oluchi ajula in an ikeja magistrates court accused of assaulting police inspector by tearing his uniform and dragging his gun1 the duo who reside at iju-ishaga in agege area of lagos however pleaded not guilty and were granted bail in the sum of n50000 each with two sureties each in like sum1 george said the sureties should be gainfully employed and must show evidence of two years tax payment to the lagos state government and adjourned the matter until may 14 for mention1 the prosecutor sgt. godwin awase told the court that the defendants committed the offences on april 13 at their residence1 favour a 24-year-old hairdresser and 18-year-old oluchi a nurse appeared before magistrate f.f. george on a two-count charge of conspiracy and assault1 awase said a man went to report to the police that the defendants were after his life1 he added that one uche prince a co-tenant reported the defendants to police that they wanted to kill him and the complainant followed him to the house1 when the complainant tried to mediate and settle the disagreement the two sisters assaulted him1 the prosecutor said the offence contravened sections 174b and 411 of the criminal law of lagos state 2015revised1 section 174 stipulates three years imprisonment for assault while section 411 attracts two years jail term for conspiracy1