- Driver Docked for Allegedly Stabbing Husband, Wife Over Unpaid ₦75,000 Bar Bill
- The prosecution alleged that the defendant and several accomplices, who are still at large, organised a birthday celebration at the bar where they consumed beers and other drinks valued at ₦75,000
- Police said intelligence-led operations later led to Olajide’s arrest at his hideout in Ibeju-Lekki
A 40-year-old commercial bus driver, Kabiru Olajide, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre after appearing before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos over allegations of stabbing a husband and wife during a dispute over an unpaid ₦75,000 drinks bill.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Olajide was arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on assault occasioning harm, malicious damage, stealing and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace.
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According to the police, the incident occurred on May 10, 2026, at a bar located on Olamide Igiaba Street, Oribanwa Phase 2, Ibeju-Lekki, owned by Chimezie Okpoechi and his wife, Kate Okpoechi.
The prosecution alleged that the defendant and several accomplices, who are still at large, organised a birthday celebration at the bar where they consumed beers and other drinks valued at ₦75,000.
Police said trouble started when the bar owners demanded payment for the drinks allegedly consumed by the group.
Rather than settle the bill, Olajide and his accomplices allegedly attacked the couple, with the defendant accused of stabbing both victims with a broken bottle, leaving them with varying degrees of injuries.
The prosecution further alleged that the suspects damaged several properties within the premises, including the windscreen of a Toyota RAV4, with the total value of the destruction estimated at about ₦5 million before fleeing the scene.
Following a petition submitted to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, a special investigative team was deployed to investigate the incident and track down the suspects.
Police said intelligence-led operations later led to Olajide’s arrest at his hideout in Ibeju-Lekki, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining suspects.
Prosecuting counsel, Superintendent of Police Reuben Solomon, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offences with accomplices still at large, adding that the charges are punishable under Sections 411, 314(1)(a), 350 and 168(2) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Olajide pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Magistrate T.O. Abayomi granted the defendant bail in the sum of ₦500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
Pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions, the court ordered that Olajide be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre and adjourned the case until July 17, 2026, for further proceedings.
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