Man Stabs Barman For Starring At His Girlfriend.

According to PUNCH Metro, Kelvin Friday allegedly stabbed a barman for staring at him and his girl friend. On October 21, they both went to the hotel to drink at about 6pm around when the incident happened. The victim whose name is simeon Tenebe said that Kelvin mis-interpreted his stare and challenged him.

Kelvin’s girl friend flee the scene immediately Kelvin hit the bottle of beer he was drinking on the barman and he was seen bleeding.

It could be that Kelvin must have been tipsy, but moments before the ugly incidence Friday accused the barman for being unpleasant to him and his girl friend.

The incidence was reported to the police by Tenebe, who arrested the suspect and charged him to an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for assault.

The prosecutor, Inspector Chinalu Uwadione, brought him before the Magistrate, Mrs. O.A. Akinde, on one count of assault to which he pleaded not guilty.

The charge reads, “That you, Kelvin Friday, 25, on October 21, 2014 at about 6pm at Obokun Avenue, Ojodu in the Ikeja Magisterial District unlawfully used a bottle on the head and face of one Simeon Tenebe and inflicted injuries, to wit grievous harm and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 243 (1) Vol. 44, No. 2 Law of Lagos State, 2011.”
Akinde admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
The sureties must present evidence of tax payment, means of livelihood and deposit N20, 000 to the account of the chief registrar. Their addresses must also be verified by the prosecutor,” she added.