An Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court yesterday ordered a textile trader, Mrs Titilayo Momoh, to undergo psychiatric test after pleading not guilty to attempted suicide.
Momoh, 51, was arraigned by the D4 Section of the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID), at Panti, Yaba, before Chief Magistrate T. A. Elias.
The charge reads: “That you Titilayo Momoh on March 24 at about 10am at Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos did attempt to commit suicide by jumping into the river and thereby committed an offence under Section 235 Cap C17, Volume 3 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
Prosecuting Sergeant Kehinde Omisakin did not object to the oral bail application of her defence counsel, Beauty Otigi.
Chief Magistrate Elias granted the defendant N500,000 bail, with two sureties in the like sum. The sureties must show evidence of tax payment.
Last March 24, Momoh, a Lagos Island fabrics dealer was rescued from jumping into the Lagoon by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS).
According to Lagos State Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni, Momoh was in a taxi driving towards Oworonshoki when she asked the driver to stop on the bridge.
She was about to jump into the lagoon when a police patrol team saw her and stopped her from taking her life.
He said: “She attempted suicide by attempting to jump into the lagoon around Oworonshoki inward Mainland on Third Mainland Bridge. Unfortunately for her, she was rescued.
“The police patrol team sighted her and rushed to rescue her before she jumped into the Lagoon.”
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