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Woman arraigned in court for attempt to jump into Lagos Lagoon
A Lagos based business woman, Taiwo Titilayo-Momoh, who recently wanted to jump into Lagos lagoon over N18.7million debt was on Monday arraigned before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court on charge of attempt to commit murder.
The 51-year-old textile dealer at Balogun Market however pleaded not guilty to the charge before the court presided over by the Chief Magistrate, Mr A.T. Elias.
But the prosecutor, Sgt. Kehinde Omisakin, objected to her not guilty plea and argued that the Titilayo-Momoh committed the offence on March 24 on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos.
Omisakin said that but for the intervention of security operatives who prevented the accused from jumping inside the lagoon, she would have committed suicide.
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The alleged offence contravened Section 233 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015 and may land the accused to a life imprisonment according to the provisions of the section.
The Chief Magistrate who instructed that the accused should be sent to a psychiatric hospital for medical check-ups, granted her bail of N500, 000 with two responsible sureties in like sum and adjourned the case for mention on June 1.
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yanju omotodun
April 25, 2017 at 8:36 am
They should tamper Justice with mercy. Leave the woman alone and let her be.
JOHNSON PETER
April 25, 2017 at 8:47 am
Noooo. If they leave her alone, others won’t learn as they will believe that they will always be pardon whenever they make attempt to commit suicide. Let her suffer the consequences of what she did but mild judgement like 5years imprisonment.
Balarabe musa
April 25, 2017 at 9:12 am
Is five years imprisonment a mild judgement or punishment? It’s better they just flog her if it were to be in Sharia law than to sentence her to life imprisonment.
Nonso Ezeugo
April 25, 2017 at 4:39 pm
Yes because a woman who wants to take her life because of such money should be allow to go free because she does not have such money that is why she wants to take her life
seyi jelili
April 25, 2017 at 10:06 am
I am of the fact that the woman should be empowered to pay her debts instead of being punished.
Anita Kingsley
April 25, 2017 at 10:20 am
They’ve out tobhave allowed her die abeg, it’s her life not the governments, now that he’s been asked to pay 500k where will she get the money to pay? Some lawmakers no dey think
Agbor Chris
April 25, 2017 at 10:24 am
Person wey wan die because of 18.7 million naira was granted 500k bail, has this relieved her burden of added to her problem? The judge must be very heartless
Animashaun Ayodeji
April 25, 2017 at 10:33 am
Now, she will have to pay the money she wanted to kill herself for. The court that asked her to be bailed with 500k naira didn’t make any provision to ease her tension, na wa
Triple C
April 27, 2017 at 6:54 am
Against who did she commit an offence? Will they take her to court if she had killed herself? Hv they prosecuted d late Dr Orji? is Nigeria law rigid on suicide against oneself? Bla bla bla bla bla