Recall that on March 24, a police patrol team rescued the 51-year-old textile trader Mrs Taiwo Titilayo Momoh, after she tried to jump into the Lagoon due to financial problems. Mrs Momoh was in a taxi heading towards Oworonshoki when she told the driver to stop on the bridge. The accused has been charged to court and was granted N 500, 000 bail after she pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted suicide which has been slammed on her. The presiding Magistrate, Magistrate T. A. Elias also ordered the defendant to undergo psychiatric evaluation before her next court appearance.
Her charge reads as follows:
"That you Titilayo Momoh ‘f’ on the 24th day of March, 2017 at about 10:00 hours at Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos did attempt to commit suicide by jumping into the lagoon and thereby committed an offence under Section 235 Cap C17, Volume 3 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
Chief Magistrate Elias granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties in the like sum, who must also show evidence of tax compliance. He ordered the defendant to submit herself to psychiatric evaluation and adjourned the case till June 1.
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