Father Drags Sons To Court For Alleged Assault

A father, Ade Olowopopo, has dragged his two sons, Kunle and Mayowa Olowopopo, to court for allegedly stealing his properties at Lakwe Lekki, Lagos State and assaulting their sister, Bisi Olowopopo.

It was gathered that the sons belonged to Olowopopo’s second wife with whom he has a misunderstanding concerning their paternity.

The defendants were on Monday arraigned before Magistrate O. M. Ajayi of an Ebute Metta Magistrate’s Court.

They were charged with five counts bordering on breach of peace, assault, breaking, stealing, and threat to life.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Paul Ugorji, told the court that the defendants committed the crime sometime in 2019 when the complainant was out of the country.

He said the defendants broke into their father’s compound to beat up their elder sister and chased her out of the compound, after which they stole a Toyota 4 Runner Jeep valued at N7m and a block moulding machine without his authorisation.

The offences according to Ugorji contravened and are contrary to sections under Sections 411, 172, 287, 56, 168(d) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

The charges read in part, “That you, Adekunle Olowopopo, 35, and Mayowa Olowopopo, 33, sometime in 2019 at Lakwe Lekki, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire together to commit felony to wit assault, stealing, breaking and entry and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.

“That you, Adekunle Olowopopo ‘m’ and Mayowa Olowopopo, sometime in 2019, did assault one Adebisi Olowopopo, your elder sister, by beating her with fist blows and chasing her out of the compound and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 172 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State Nigeria, 2015.

“That you, Adekunle Olowopopo and Mayowa Olowopopo, sometime in 2019, on the above date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did steal a Toyota 4 Runner Jeep valued at N7m and a block moulding machine, properties of Adeleke Olowopopo and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State Nigeria, 2015.”

The defendants however pleaded guilty to the charges.

Following their plea, the magistrate, Ajayi, admitted them to bail in the sum of N40,000 with one responsible surety.

She however advised the family to go and settle the case and make peace.

She adjourned the case until December 12, 2023, for trial.