A 21-year-old carpenter, Murtala Abdullahi, was, on Friday, arraigned before a Kado Grade I Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly hurting his neighbour in a grievous manner.
Abdullahi, of Utako Village Abuja, was charged with causing grievous hurt.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Prosecution Counsel, Stanley Nwafoaku, told the court that on May 29, at about 4:30 p.m., one Emmanuel Yohanna, of Utako Village, Abuja, reported the matter at Utako Police Station.
Nwafoaku said that on the said date, the complainant bought a pack of food and went under a tree where he sat beside the defendant to eat the food.
He said that the defendant angrily told the complainant to stop eating and leave his presence because he was fasting.
The prosecution counsel said that when the complainant was about to leave, Abdullahi rushed to his room, picked a bamboo stick and hit him on the head several times.
Nwafoaku said that the complainant fell on the ground and sustained severe injury on his head, after which he was taken to the hospital and treated with the sum of N15, 000.
He said that during police investigation, the defendant was arrested and that he admitted committing the crime.
Nwafoaku said that the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 79 and 287 of the Penal Code Law.
The Judge, Muhammed Wakili, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N300,000, with one surety in like sum.
Wakili said that the surety must provide a Bank Verification Number (BVN) print out, recent passport photograph and a valid identification card, which must be verified by the court registrar.
He adjourned the case till June 23 for hearing.
