Police boss docked for allegedly assaulting female lawyer
A serving Assistant Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Mr. Tajudeen Bakre, was yesterday docked at an Ilorin Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly assaulting a female lawyer in his office at the police headquarters.
A Direct Complaint sheet by Mrs Oluronke Adeyemi, a legal practitioner, made available to reporters
yesterday in Ilorin, stated that on the26th of June, 2013, the police chief allegedly committed the act contrary to sections 264, 265, 396, 397, 399 and 400 of the penal code and abuse of public office.
Adeyemi had said; "criminal complaint of assault, criminal intimidation, use of insulting and abusive language, words and gesture intended to insult the modesty of a woman and threats to life."
According to the complaint addressed to the deputy Chief Registrar of the Kwara Magistrate court, ACP Bakre committed the act on the said date when Mrs Adeyemi accompanied her client, Oba Daniel Dada, the Elegosi of Egosi to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) at the police headquarters on the invitation of the Oba by the police.
The lawyer complained that on her introduction as the counsel to the Oba and his chiefs to ACP Bakre, he allegedly flared up and declared that he would not entertain any lawyer in his office and ordered the counsel out.
It was stated that attempts to make the police chief see reason attracted more rage from him, he allegedly charged at the woman lawyer wildly and "rained curses, and other abusive languages on her threatening to deal ruthlessly with her."
Meanwhile, Mr. Bakr had pleaded not guilty to the charges and the presiding Magistrate, Mrs Joke Olawoyin had granted him bail on personal recognition and adjourned further hearing till August 14.
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