A woman and her son were sentenced to a total of nine years in jail for resisting arrest and assaulting police officer by an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court, CEOAFRICA.com gathered.

Sources disclosed that the woman, Ayodeji Abdulahhi, 50, was sentenced to seven years in jail, while his son, Lukman Bolakale, 27, got two years plus 20 strokes of cane.

While delivering her judgement, the Magistrate, Mrs. Silifat Sambo, gave the accused an option of N3,000 and N2, 000 fines, respectively, in addition to 20 lashes for the son.

According to the Prosecutor Isaq Yakub, the accused assaulted Ajayi Alice, a constable, attached to “D” Division, Adewole Estate in Ilorin, at the Gari-Alimi Roundabout on September 17 when they (the accused) disobeyed traffic law and resisted arrest. During the process, the police entered the car, but the convict drove her to her house where her son ran out to assault the police officer.

During the heat-up confrontation, Ayodeji slapped the Divisional Police Officer, tore his clothes valued at N8, 000 and dragged him, while shouting on top of her voice.

The six-count charge of criminal conspiracy, criminal force, assault, resisting arrest, kidnapping and obstruction of lawful duty, were leveled against the accused, who pleaded guilty to all the charges.