Bureau de change officer traces lover to Lagos hotel, destroys property

A jealous lover, Ahmed Ibrahim has been brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ court for allegedly damaging hotel property when he traced his cheating girlfriend to the place.
35-year-old Ibrahim had damaged a hotel’s property while searching for his girlfriend reportedly lodging with another man.

Ibrahim is a bureau de change operator, and lives at Bolaji Street, Agege, Lago.
He faces a two-count of willful damage to property and breach of peace.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on N20,000 bail.
The magistrate, Mrs. G.O. Anifowoshe in her ruling, said the accused should also provide one surety in like sum.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Victor Eruada, had earlier told the court that the accused committed the offences on July 8 at Demesco Hotel located at Oke-Koto, Agege.

According to Eruada, the accused intentionally damaged 15 glass cups valued at N25,000 and a carton of Star lager beer valued at N1,500, property of Demesco Hotel.
The prosecutor further claimed that Ibrahim came to the hotel and started shouting that his girlfriend was lodging with a man there and that the management should provide her. In the process, he started damaging property.
He also said that the manager of the hotel, Paul Nbareze, who was the complainant, had asked the accused to pay for all the damaged items but he refused.

He said, “The complainant reported the case to the Police and the accused was immediately arrested.’’
He added that the offences contravened sections 168 and 350 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The matter was adjourned till August 14