The Chief Magistrate Court 3 sitting in Yola, Adamawa State on Thursday, discharged the Acting Registrar College for Legal Studies, Yola, Musa Chiroma, after paying N1million as damages to a Female Lecturer, Barr. Fadimatu Musa (Mrs.).
Aside the payment of N1million and N80,000 as cost of prosecution, the Acting Registrar had tendered a written apology and undertaken not to victimise the nominal complainant nor assault her again.
These were the grounds which the court presided by Chief Magistrate Uwani Muhammed Danladi, considered in its judgement and discharged the defendant after striking out the matter.
R-L: Mrs Fatima Bello Raji Esq, Head of Punlic Sector Committee NBAWF, Fadimatu Musa and Insp. Abubakar Nurudeen.
Chiroma was arraigned before the court on the 13th May, 2024, for the offences of assault, criminal force to deter public servant from discharging her lawful duty and voluntary causing of hurt contrary to sections 244 and 219 of the penal law 2018.
According to the First Information Report, Chiroma had on the 15th April, 2024 assaulted the Assistant Chief Lecturer who is also the Chairman Task Force Committee for the Enforcement of Payment of School Fees in the institution.
He beat up the Fadimatu, a house wife for preventing a particular student from writing examination due to his failure to pay his mandatory fees to enable him write the examination.
During the resumed court's proceedings, Inspector Abubakar Nurudeen appeared for the prosecution while S. N. Agaecheta for the defendant.
Likewise, the Head of Public Sector Committee of the Nigeria Bar Association Women Forum who is also the immediate past State Lead of the forum, Mrs. Fatima Bello Raji Esq, was in court to ensure that justice is done in the matter.
Other members of the forum were in attendance to watch brief for prosecution and support their member in ensuring justice in served in the case.
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