Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - A 54-year-old man, Chima Eseni Etta, has been remanded in a custodial centre by a Magistrate Court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, for allegedly k!lling his wife of 16 years, Ugochukwu Chima.
Chima is facing a count charge bothering on murder.
Appearing in Court for the first time on Tuesday since arrest by the
police, the accused did not take his plea.
The presiding Magistrate, Chinedu Agama only went through the case file
before adjourning the matter to the 31st December, 2024 for a report of
compliance.
Magistrate Agama directed that the case file be forwarded to the office
of the State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for necessary information and
legal advice.
The Court thereafter ordered that the accused person be remanded in the
custody of the Abakaliki Correctional Service Centre.
The prosecutor, Emmanuel Monday, had informed the court that the
defendant allegedly committed the offence on September 4, at 60 Ogbaga Road,
Kpirikpiri in Abakaliki Local Government in Ebonyi.
Monday alleged that Chima caused the d3ath of the deceased by beating
her with iron rods until she d!ed.
He said the offence was punishable under Section 319 (1) of the criminal
code law, cap 33, Vol 1, laws of Ebonyi, 2009.
Defence counsel, Daniel Onuoha, appealed for bail of his client but it
was rejected because the court lacked jurisdiction over the case.
Court records show that the deceased was a mother of three and married
to the accused for about 16 years before her d3ath.
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