A  65-year-old trader, Mosunmola Adebayo, on Tuesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening to kill a housewife.

The police charged Adebayo, who resides in Oreniyi Street in the Agege area of Lagos, with a threat to life.

She pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The Prosecutor, Insp Olusegun Oke, told the court that the defendant committed the offense on June 22 at  1.30 p.m. at the Bolade area of Oshodi, Lagos.

Oke said that the defendant threatened to kill Mrs. Bashirat Gbolagade, following an argument.

Oke said that the offense contravened  the provisions of Section  56(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015

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Magistrate Folashade Hughes admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of  N20,000 with one surety in like sum.

Hughes ordered that the surety must be gainfully employed.

She adjourned the case until Aug. 12 for mention.