A young lady identified as Zainab Olatunji was arrested by the police for allegedly inviting hoodlums to her birthday party in the Papa Ashafa, Agege area of Lagos State.
Punch Metro reports that the 21-year-old girl celebrated her birthday on June 3, 2018, and allegedly invited some hoodlums who were said to have smoked hemp freely, as they wielded different kinds of weapons during the celebration.
The party was midway when there was a disagreement among the guests, which reportedly degenerated into a fight.
The affray was said to have led to the damage of the windscreen of a Toyota Sienna, with number plate, LSR 260 CK, and a Toyota Rav 4 with number plate, KJA229HQ, owned by residents in the area.
One of the affected car owners, Sulaiman Fajumobi, said the party was attended by over 50 guests, adding that most of them drank to stupor.
He said,
“When they had their disagreement, they started threatening passersby with machetes as they burst out into the street to continue their fight. We all stayed indoors to keep safe.
“After they left and the dust settled, I came out of my house only to discover that the windscreen of my car had been shattered by the hoodlums.”
Reports said Olatunji was later charged to an Ogba Magistrate’s Court and was arraigned on Monday for conspiracy and malicious damage.
The police prosecutor of Court 20 said the offences contravened sections 411 and 168(d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge. The presiding magistrate, A.K. Dosumu, admitted her to bail in the sum of N30,000, with two sureties each in like sum.
The magistrate said the sureties should be gainfully employed with evidence of two years’ tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
The case was adjourned till July 9, 2018.
