56-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER
The accused was alleged to have used the cutlass and the broken bottles on the victim, injuring him in the process.
Sarafa, a resident of Epe, Lagos State, was tried on five counts bordering on attempted murder.
The charges read in part, “That you, Wakilu Sarafa, and others still at large, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit; attempted murder, grievous harm and conduct likely to cause breach of public peace.
“That you, Wakilu Sarafa, and others still at large, in the aforesaid magisterial district, did attempt to murder one Jamiu Balogun by injuring him with a cutlass and broken bottles, with the intention to kill him.
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