An Osun Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital has remanded one Olawuni Adetoro, 44, (f) for allegedly pouring substance suspected to be acid on one Olapoju Olawuni.
The court ordered the suspect to be remanded at Ilesa Correctional Centre.
The victim, it was gathered, was still in critical condition and yet to recover since September 12, 2017 when the incident occurred.
Police prosecutor, ASP Fagboyinbo Abiodun told the court that the defendant did commit the offense on September 12, 2017 at about 1:00 am at prime area Osogbo.
Fagboyinbo alleged that the defendant and another one at large did unlawfully cause grievous harm to one Olapoju, further saying that the defendant did unlawfully wound the victim by pouring substance suspected to be acid on his body to the extent that he sustained many injuries all over his body.
He stated that the offence committed was contrary to and punishable under section 516,335 and 338 of the criminal code Cap 34 Vol ll Law of Osun state 2002.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the allegation preferred against him by the police.
Defence counsel, Okobe Najite, applied for the bail of the defendant in a most liberal term.
However, the prosecutor opposed the bail application of the counsel, saying that the victim was in critical condition and yet to recover.
He added that the defendant had absconded since 2017 when grantied bail, adding bail could give the suspect opportunity to run away again.
In his ruling, Magistrate Abayomi Ajala ordered the remand of the defendant in Ilesa Correctional Center.
He thereby adjourned the matter till September 8, 2020, for ruling on bail.
