A 60-year-old man, Okechukwu Akunna, on Monday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly threatening the life of his wife.
The police charged Akunna for breach of peace and threat to life, punishable under sections 168 and 56 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, ASP Kehinde Ajayi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Dec. 11, 2020, at Folawowo Street, Ikeja, Lagos State.
Ajayi said that the defendant threatened the life of his wife, Bamidele, following misunderstandings they had been having for a while. x
She said that Akunna also conducted himself in a manner likely to cause breach of the peace by sending series of abusive text messages to his wife.