A Gudu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday admitted a 28-year-old lawyer, Nnadubem Moghalu, to bail in the sum of N500,000 for alleged dangerous driving.
Moghalu of No. 14, Aguata Close, Garki 2, FCT, pleaded not guilty to a two-count charges of causing accident by dangerous driving and driving without due care.
The presiding officer, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, in his ruling, ordered the defendant to produce reliable sureties in like sum.
Kagarko said that the sureties must reside within the jurisdiction of the court, and adjourned the case till July 26 for hearing.
Prosecutor Urom Otu told the court that the defendant drove without care and attention, thereby hitting Peace Matthew of Masaka, Nassarawa State, on May 17.
Otu said Matthew sustained degrees of injuries and had been in a coma at the National Hospital.
He said that the vehicle was badly damaged and cost of repair was unknown.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Sections 28 and 21 of the Road Traffic Act.
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