The magistrate's court sitting in Yaba, Lagos, yesterday, witnessed a mild drama following an outburst by one of the arraigned suspects.
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The incident occurred during the hearing of a two-count felony charge brought against the suspect, Tunde Balogun (21), who instead of pleading to the charges, brought out some drugs from his pocket as he cried to the magistrate: "Please Ma, I have been on these drugs since Saturday. I am not feeling okay.
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I have not had anything to eat since morning. Please Ma, if you can help me, just give me something so that I can swallow these drugs."
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This prompted the magistrate to halt the session for some minutes to ascertain the health condition of the accused from the Prosecuting Officer who brought him to court. It was then revealed that it was a strategy to distract the court session.
Well the strangest of things happen in Nigeria so such things should not be shocking @ all. It somewhat funny though....
I agree with you on this one...Food is surely an important thing so we won't blame the 21 year old. Too bad!