Woman who attempted to commit suicide by jumping off Third Mainland Bridge arraigned in court
Mrs Taiwo Titilayo Momoh, who attempted to commit suicide
by jumping off the Third Mainland Bridge was arraigned before an Ebute
Metta Magistrate Court in Lagos on Monday.
It will be recalled that on March 24,
a police patrol team rescued the 51-year-old textile trader after she
tried to jump into the Lagoon. Momoh was in a taxi heading towards
Oworonshoki when she told the driver to stop on the bridge, due to
financial problems.
The accused was granted N500, 000 bail after she pleaded
not guilty to a charge of attempted suicide. The presiding Magistrate,
Magistrate T. A. Elias also ordered the defendant to undergo psychiatric
evaluation before her next court appearance.
Momoh was arraigned by the Criminal Investigation and
Intelligence Department (CIID), Yaba, on a one-count charge of attempted
suicide.
Part of the charge reads:
"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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