LADY POURS HOT COOKING OIL ON MAN OVER N100 IN ADAMAWA

 LADY POURS HOT COOKING OIL ON MAN OVER N100 IN ADAMAWA

A lady identified as Hajara Yusuf, on Wenesday, appeared before Chief Magistrate 2 sitting in Yola, Adamawa State for committing a horrifying act of violence against a man.

Hajara appeared before the court presided by Magistrate Musa Alhaji Adamu, for the offence of causing grievous hurt on her victim, Adamu Abubakar, over the said amount of money.

On her appearance in court, the defendant who hails from Lakare community in Yola South LGA, Adamawa State admitted having perpetrated the heinous crime.

It was in consideration of the gravity of the offence and severity of the wounds that the presiding judge referred the case to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police command for investigation.

He thereafter adjourned the matter to the 8th May, 2024, to enable the police command complete investigation and arraign the defendant for prosecution.

Hajara, poured hot cooking oil on her victim on the 22nd April, 2024, while exchanging words over the sum of N100, being the money for soya beans cake ordered by the victim.

The victim who also hails from Lakare, had misunderstanding over the payment of the money and in the course of it, he slapped the lady who was frying the cake.

Out of provocation, the defendant carried her frying pan with hot groundnut oil and poured it on the body of the victim thereby burning his neck, chest and the back.