There was shock at Ejigbo Magistrates’ court in Lagos State , on Tuesday after a 22-year-old man who was arrested and charged
before the court did the unthinkable by jumping off the court’s storey
building to evade trial,PM News reports.
The suspect, Tomiwa Bolaji, had already beat the court security
guards and was attempting to escape through the adjoining street close
to the court premises.
Both the court registrar, security guards and police officers present
pursued him and later re-arrested him in the street and brought him
back into the courtroom to face trial.
Tomiwa Bolaji was brought to the court and arraigned for allegedly
stealing a generator set valued at N25,000 belonging to Moses Udeze.
The incident happened at 11, Adenekan Street where Udeze resides.While
he was escaping with the generator, he was caught by the residents and
handed over to the police at Ejigbo Division.
At the station, Bolaji confessed that he actually stole the set to sell in order to raise money.
Consequently, the presiding Magistrate, Mrs J. O. E. Adeyemi
ordered him to be remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri pending the
date for fact and sentence.
The matter was adjourned till 14 December for fact and sentence.
While the court officials were preparing for his remand papers, he
suddenly got up and jumped off the court building before he was
re-arrested and sent to prison.