Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday charged a bus conductor known as Sikiru Dada for assault on a police officer and an official of the National Union Of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).

Dada, a resident of Abule-Egba, Lagos, is facing charges of breach of peace, assault and resisting arrest.

The Prosecutor, Insp, Adegoke Philip, told the court that the defendant committed the offenses on Jan. 2, at Alagbado, Lagos.

He said that the defendant conducted himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by assaulting Insp. Yemi Olawale and Mr. Wale Ajayi.

“The defendant stormed the motor garage, started beating Ajayi with a weapon, and the union called the police.

“When the police got to the scene and wanted to arrest the defendant, he resisted arrest; instead, he punched Insp. Olawale severally on his face, which caused severe injuries on his left eye.

“He was eventually taken to the station,” the prosecutor said.

The offenses, Philip said, contravene Sections 117, 168 and 174 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.