A 25-year-old man, Michael Onyekwere, who took photographs of two policemen, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on charges of assault and breach of public peace.
Onyekwere allegedly indiscriminately took photographs of the policemen and other passersby with his mobile telephone set and became violent when asked why he took the photographs.
The prosecutor, Insp. Eranus Nnamonu, said that Onyekwere took the photographs on Nov. 4 at Acme Junction, Ogba in Ikeja.
Nnamonu said Onyekwere grabbed the uniform of the affected policemen and scratched their faces when they confronted him for taking the photographs.
He submitted that Onyekwere had an evil motive, adding that the alleged offences were punishable under sections 249 (D) and 355 of the Criminal Code of Lagos State.
Magistrate A. F.O Botokun granted Onyekwere bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum, and adjourned the case till Nov. 29 for further hearing.
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