By Ola Adeola
A suspected motorcycle thief, Hussein Mohammed, defecated in the dock at the Ikeja Magistrate Court during his arraignment. Mohammed, 38, was said to have begun panting when called to enter the dock. He, later, defecated, urinated and was weeping uncontrollably when the charge of stealing was read to him.
Magistrate G. O. Anifowose briefly adjourned the case, while the accused was immediately taken to the toilet to clean up. Mohammed, unemployed, returned some minutes later to take his plea.
Meanwhile, prosecuting witness said the defendant committed the offence on
Jan. 13 at Aina George Junction, Ilupeju, Lagos.
Mohammed was said to hailed a motorcyclist (the complainant), from who he asked for a lift to where his own motorcycle had broken down. The complainant obliged and the two got talking during the ride. Mohammed and the complainant, Abdullai Hassan,
soon found out they hailed from the same state. The prosecutor said the two men switched, with Mohammed riding the motorcycle.
“It was from their conversation that the accused got to know that the complainant just came to Lagos and that they are from the same state.
“When they were about getting to a police check point, the accused told the complainant that the police will arrest him for carrying a passenger and asked him come down.
“The accused told the complainant to meet him after the checkpoint.
“Shortly after passing the checkpoint, the accused sped off.”
The prosecution said Mohammed was arrested with the help of the police.
However, Mohammed pleaded not guilty to the charge and was given a N60,000 bail,
with two sureties in like sum.
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