An Osun State Magistrate Court sitting in Ejigbo has sentenced a man, Ebenezer Ojuawo to three years imprisonment at Ilesa correctional service.
Ojuawo was arraigned before the court on a two count charge bothering on assault and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace.
Prosecuting the defendant, Sergeant Olanrewaju Oke told the court that the defendant, Ebenezer Ojuawo had on the fifth of this month around Ori Eeru Ejigbo , deliberately matcheted one Adebowale Ojerinde in the head, causing him severe head injury.
He told the court that it took the intervention of the public to apprehend Ojuawo around nine in the evening the same day.
After reading the statement obtained from the defendant at the police station to the court, Ojuawo confessed through the statement that after returning from his farm, he went out to a joint where they sell alcoholic drinks, submitting that was the last thing he remembered.
Ojuawo maintained that he did not even know that he matcheted anyone.
Ojuawo however pleaded guilty to the two-count charge praying the court to temper justice with mercy.
Delivering the judgement, Magistrate, A. Ajala said the fact of the case revealed that the defendant was not insane but acted under the influence of alcohol.
The court said it was not good to keep such a person in the public noting that correctional services were equipped enough to rehabilitate such people.
The court, having found him guilty of the two-count charge convicted Ojuawo for three years imprisonment for the first charge and one month for the second charge without the option of a fine.
The court also ordered that the term be served concurrently.
Adedayo Adelowo
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