The women, Binta Mamman, 35, and Safiya Aliyu, 19, both of Deidei, Abuja, were arraigned on Wednesday, June 18.
They were also charged with using abusive language and causing public nuisance.
The
prosecutor, Cpl. Momoh Ibrahim, told the court that the convicts
committed the offence on June 14, 2014, and were later arrested.
According to him, they used abusive language on the police officer and also slapped him.
They were arraigned on a three-count charge of criminal force and assault, use of abusive language and public nuisance.
They both pleaded guilty to the charges.
Presiding
over the matter, the judge, Malam Aminu Sa’ad ruled that on the first
count of criminal force and assault, the convicts shall serve a jail
term of one month each without an option of fine.
On the other two
counts of use of abusive language and public nuisance, he gave them an
option of N20,000 fine each for the other two counts charge including
the and declared the terms would run consecutively.
This is not the first time a police officer will be assaulted by civilians.
It would be recalled that in April, two women were arraigned in a Magistrates’ Court in Ota, Ogun, for allegedly slapping a policeman.
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