Jimeta Area Court II in Yola, Adamawa State on Monday, remanded an 18 year old Aliyu Adamu, in prison custody for biting off a finger of a 50 year old man.
The area court presided by Hon. Muhammad Alamin Diya Lamurde, remanded the defendant after he had pleaded guilty to the 3 count offences slammed against him.
Hon. Alamin, however adjourned the matter to the 3rd January, 2023, for corroboration and summary trial.
Aliyu of Mairawani in Jambutu, Yola North LGA, was charged before the court by Corpral Ismail Mohammed, the Prosecutor for criminal force, assault and causing grievious hurt.
According to the Prosecutor, the offences of which the defendant had pleaded guilty contravened sections 240, 241 and 217 of the penal code law.
After the defendant's plea to the offences, Cpl Ismail, applied that the matter be adjourned for corroboration and summary trial.
The court granted the application and adjourned the case as prayed, while ordering the remand of the defendant in prison custody till then.
NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the defendant bit off the finger of a 50, year old man, Yautai Adamu of the same address, for allegedly looking at his 40 year old mother.
It was learnt that the 50 year man had while on his way to work on the 4th December, 2022, saw the defendant and his mother and looked at her.
When the defendant turned around and noticed that Yautai, was looking at his mother, he enquired to know why he was doing so.
It was at this juncture that the defendant started instulting his victim which degenerated into a quarrel where the defendant bit off his victim's finger.
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