A chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Ganiyu Oyedepo, well-known as Koko-Zaria, has been remanded by a Lagos State Chief Magistrate Court for assaulting Nollywood actor, Lawori.
This was after being charged with alleged offences of conspiracy, assault occasioning harm, and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace in the state.
Koko-Zaria pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him by the operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID).
The Police counsel, Morufu Animashaun, mentioned that the defendant committed the offences on June 5, 2024, at Idimu, by conspiring with some of his ‘boys’ to assault Lawori.
It was stated that during the assault, Koko-Zaria’s boys injured Lawori in the head with a bottle.
The offences committed by Koko-Zaria are said to contravene sections 411; 173 and 168 (l)(d) of the Criminal Law Ch. C17, Vol. 3, Laws of Lagos State and are punishable under section 168 (2) of the same laws.
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Koko-Zaria denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The defendant’s counsel, S. Bello, moved for a bail application, stating that the charge against their client is a bailable one, and urged the court to grant him bail in the most liberal terms.
Chief Magistrate Sonuga, after hearing counsels’ submissions, granted Koko-Zaria bail in the sum of N2 million with two sureties in like amounts.
The sureties, according to the Chief Magistrate, must be of unquestionable character, with evidence of means of livelihood and must be residing within the court’s jurisdiction.
The Chief Magistrate also ordered the sureties to present evidence of three years of tax and have their addresses verified. The matter was adjourned to October 29 for mention.
However, Koko-Zaria was remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) custody, pending the perfection of the bail terms.
