Today in Abuja, a 26-year-old
salesboy, Kingsley Njuzie was arraigned at a Gudu Upper Area Court for
allegedly stabbing his girlfriend, Charity Ene with a knife.
According to the prosecutor, Otu, the young man, who resides at Lagos st., Garki 2, was on trial on a two-count charge
of criminal force and assault and voluntarily causing hurt.
Otu alleged that the
complainant, Ene of Wunba village, Apo, FCT had reported the matter at the
Garki police station over the weekend.
Otu told the court that the defendant
allegedly dragged the complainant from a moving tricycle and assaulted her.
He alleged that the
defendant punched the defendant on her face, beat her up and used a knife to
inflict injuries on her body for no justifiable reason. He said the offence
contravened Sections 265 and 246 of the Penal Code.
The defendant pleaded not
guilty to the charges. The Presiding Officer, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, granted the
defendant bail in the sum of N20,000 with one surety in like sum.
So much violence in
Nigeria these days!