*The convict had refused to pay for a prostitute’s service

*He was charged with assault

An Iyaganku Senior Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, western Nigeria, on Thursday sentenced a 19-year-old man, Sunday Jimoh, to six months in prison for biting a woman on the breast.

Jimoh was arraigned in court on a one-count charge of unlawful assault of a woman.

The Senior Magistrate, Mrs Munirat Giwa-Babalola, who did not give the convict an option of fine, said Jimoh was found guilty of the offence and should serve with hard labour.

The convict was asked by the court if he understood the charge as read from the First Information Report and he answered in the affirmative.

The convict then pleaded guilty to the charge.

The prosecutor, Cpl. Kola Olaiya, told the court that Jimoh unlawfully assaulted one woman, Meseheno Asukwo, by biting her right breast and face.

He said that the convict, of no fixed address, went to a brothel on Oct. 21 at about 8 p.m. in Ekotedo, Ibadan, to patronise Meseheno.

He added that “after patronising Meseheno, trouble ensued because Jimoh refused to pay for the service rendered and in the process, the convict bit the complainant on the right breast and on the face.’’

According to the prosecutor, the offence is against the provisions of Section 355 of the Criminal Code, Cap 38, Vol. II, Laws o