A septuagenarian, Joseph Adetunji, is now facing charges of conspiracy and assault before an Ojo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for spraying his son in the face with acid. According to the prosecutor, Uche Simeon, the accused committed the offences in August 2015 at 32 Road, A Close, Festac Town, Lagos. The septuagenarian, a retired mechanical engineer, told the court that he sprayed his son with acid out of self-defence. NAN also reports that the accused, who showed the court the scars of several wounds inflicted by his son, said he had suffered in the hands of his son. My son came to me and his sister’s husband with a broken bottle, demanding money; and in self-defence, I sprayed him with battery acid.”The Magistrate, Mr. A.

Source: Punch January 27, 2018 01:18 UTC