Odun Ogedengbe, a 38-year-old artisan from Ondo State, was charged on Thursday in an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly using a cutlass to strike a woman after an altercation.
Three counts of assault, breach of peace, and felony were brought against the defendant, whose address was not provided.
The defendant committed a felony on August 19, about 10am, in Igodan in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Magisterial District, according to the Police Prosecutor, Zedekiah Orogbemi, who testified in court.
The complainant, Ms. Onome Adekunle, was attacked with a cutlass during an altercation, according to Orogbemi, who claimed the defendant behaved in a way that was likely to lead to a breach of the peace.
The Criminal Code, Cap.37, Vol.1, Law of Ondo State, 2006, sections 239(d), 355 and 516 were violated, according to the prosecutor.
However, the defendant entered a not guilty plea to the accusation.