A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court has sentenced two sisters Sarah, 27 and Felicia David, 25 to five months in prison each for assaulting their neighbour.
The incident reportedly occurred in Sabon Tasha area of Kaduna State.
The prosecution told the court that the matter was reported by one Na Esther Francis of the same address on April 28 at the Sabon Tasha Police Station.
The suspects reportedly beat up the complainant during a misunderstanding tore her clothes and also destroyed her phone worth N98, 000.
He said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 348, 365 and 327 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017.
The defendants pleaded guilty to the charges of assault, mischief and joint act.
The Chief Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel however gave them the option of paying a fine of N15, 000 each.
Meanwhile, a Catholic priest in Newcastle, Canon Michael McCoy, has been reported dead.
The 57-year-old clergyman reportedly killed himself after an old crime was mentioned to him.
Policemen were said to have visited the cleric in his apartment to confront him about a historic allegation made against his person.
Naija News learnt from the report that a case was made a week earlier to McCoy’s death, and he could not bear the consequences.
The cleric had been reported to Northumbria Police. Subsequently, the police visited McCoy who was Dean of St Mary’s Cathedral, Newcastle. Read more
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