A lady identified as Hajara Yusuf, on Wednesday, April 24, was
arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Court 2 sitting in Yola, Adamawa
State for allegedly dousing hot cooking oil on a man over N100. Hajara
appeared before the court presided by Magistrate Musa Alhaji Adamu, for
the offence of causing grievous hurt to her victim, Adamu Abubakar,
over the said amount of money. While being cross-examined,
the defendant who hails from the Lakare community in Yola South LGA,
Adamawa State admitted having perpetrated the heinous crime. It was in
consideration of the gravity of the offence and severity of the wounds
that the presiding judge referred the case to the Criminal Investigation
Department (CID) of the police command for investigation. He
thereafter adjourned the matter to the 8th May 2024, to enable the
police command to complete the investigation and arraign the defendant
for prosecution. Hajara, poured hot cooking oil on her
victim on the 22nd of April 2024, while exchanging words over the sum of
N100, the money for soya bean cake ordered by the victim. The
victim who also hails from Lakare, had a misunderstanding over the
payment of the money and in the course of it, he slapped the lady who
was frying the cake. Out of provocation, the defendant
carried her frying pan with hot groundnut oil and poured it on the body
of the victim thereby burning his neck, chest and back.