Today at the Ejigbo Magistrates’ court in Lagos State, a
22-year old man identified as Tomiwa Bolaji, did the unimaginable as he jumped
off the court’s storey building to evade trial. lool.. He beat the court security guards
and tried to escape through the adjoining street. According to report, the
court registrar, security guards and police officers present had to chase him
and later re-arrested him and brought him back into the courtroom to face
trial.
He was arraigned for stealing a power generator valued at
N25,000, belonging to one Moses Udeze
He confessed that he actually stole the set to sell in order
to raise money. He was charged on a one count charge of stealing. When he was
arraigned, he pleaded guilty and was ordered to be remanded in prison pending
the date for fact and sentence, 14 December.
the court building he jumped off from..
But while the court officials were preparing for his
remand papers, he suddenly got up and jumped off the court building before he
was re-arrested.
Consequently, the presiding Magistrate, Mrs J. O. E.
Adeyemi ordered him to be remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri pending the
date for fact and sentence.
The matter was adjourned till 14 December for fact and
sentence.
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