Friday, June 7, 2024 -Senior Magistrate Munir Sani sentenced Kwawi to two years imprisonment for the first charge or an option to pay a fine of N200,000.
Sani also sentenced the convict to two years imprisonment for the
second charge without an option of a fine.
He ordered the convict to pay a compensation of N200,000 to the
wife, the money she spent on her medical treatment.
He also ordered that the convict be sent to Suleja Correctional Centre
and punished with hard labour.
Earlier, the prosecuting counsel, Dabo Yakubu, told the court that the
convict’s wife, 19-year-old Kauna Jedi, of Mopol barrack Kuje Junction, Abuja,
reported the matter at Iddo police station on June 1.
Yakubu said that the convict used stone and cable wire to beat his
pregnant wife and, in the process, inflicted severe injuries on her.
he offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Sections 267
and 247 of the Penal Code.
According to Section 247, whoever, except in the case provided for
by Section 245 of the Penal Code, voluntarily causing grievous hurt, shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years and shall
also be liable to a fine.
0 Comments