The Lagos State Government has arraigned one Alhaja Rasheedat Adeleke, before a Yaba Magistrate Court for allegedly assaulting her 29-year-old sales lady in Ikotun area of the State.
According to the reports, Alhaja Rashidat Adeleke, who owns Super King Mark Supreme Store at No. 35 Ayodele Ogunkoya Street, off Governor’s Road, Ikotun area of Lagos, employed the victim as a saleslady in 2019 but the employee ended up residing with her due to the high transportation fare and other stress-related issues for the past 18 months before the ugly incident happened”.
The victim narrated that her employer had the habit of abusing her at the slightest provocation, noting the cause of the alleged incident happened when two other sales girls in the store aged 10 and 14, had a quarrel, which resulted in damages of some goods at the shop.
The victim said, “When we got home that fateful evening, Alhaja Adeleke asked me how the goods on sale were damaged by the younger sales girls and I responded that I had no idea how it happened”.
“She then angrily dragged me into the kitchen, locked me inside and asked the younger sales girls if there was hot water available. They responded none was available. But she immediately boiled water and then poured it on me twice before proceeding to flog me repeatedly before I eventually collapsed”.
The prosecution counsel, Ms Kafilat Oseni, from the Directorate of Citizens Rights (DCR), Lagos State Ministry of Justice, stated that the accused was arraigned on a two-count charge by the Police in response to a report by the Directorate.
Ms Oseni explained that the two-count charge read, “Count One: Rashidat Adeleke and others in May 2021 at No. 15 Adebisi Awolola, Ikotun, Lagos did conspire together to commit a felony contrary to section 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015; Count two: the defendant and others at large unlawfully assaulted one Bukola Akinola by beating and pouring hot water on her contrary to section 173 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
She noted that the absence of the defendant in court on Thursday, 24th of June, 2021, resulted in the arraignment of her 70-year-old surety, Mr Awoniyi Fatoki, who was earlier detained at CCID, Panti, due to the defendant’s absence in court.
The Counsel of the DCR, however, disclosed that with the appearance of Rashidat Adeleke at the recent Court sitting, Magistrate Omobola A. Salau of Yaba Magistrate Court adjourned the commencement of the trial to Monday, 2nd of August, 2021.
Follow the Neptune Prime channel on WhatsApp:
Do you have breaking news, interview request, opinion, suggestion, or want your event covered? Email us at neptuneprime2233@gmail.com
