A 70-year-old businessman, Appinner Obilor, was yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly inflicting injury on his landlord over quit notice.
Obilor, who lives in Oko-Oba, Lagos, is being tried for conspiracy and assault.
The prosecutor, Ezekiel Ayorinde, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), said the accused committed the offence on July 21 at his residence.
The accused and two others at large, he said, conspired to assault his landlord, Mr Waheed Bello, over the quit notice.
“The accused, who spent over five years in the complainant’s house without rent, conspired with his wife and son to beat up the landlord. The accused and family members punched the complainant severally all over his body, tore his clothes and also used a plank to hit him on his head which caused him harm.
“The complainant reported the case and the accused was arrested,” the prosecutor said.
The accused pleaded not guilty.
Magistrate B.O. Osunsanmi granted him N200, 000 bail, with two sureties in the like sum.
The case continues on August 15.
