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Court remands man for allegedly strangling wife

By NAN
30 October 2024   |   3:54 pm
A Chief Magistrates’ court in Abakaliki on Wednesday ordered that a 30-year-old man, Sunday Itumo should be remamded in a corrections centre for allegedly strangling his wife, Ngozi. The police charged Itumo with one count of murder. Magistrate Ojemba Isu-Oko, did not take the plea of Itumo for want in jurisdiction. The magistrate directed the…
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A Chief Magistrates’ court in Abakaliki on Wednesday ordered that a 30-year-old man, Sunday Itumo should be remamded in a corrections centre for allegedly strangling his wife, Ngozi.

The police charged Itumo with one count of murder.

Magistrate Ojemba Isu-Oko, did not take the plea of Itumo for want in jurisdiction.

The magistrate directed the police to send back the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.

Isu-Oko adjourned the matter until Nov. 22 for further hearing.

Insp. Sabastine Alumona told the court that Itumo committed the offence on Oct. 4 at Igweledoha, a Ngbo community in the Ohaukwu local government of Ebonyi.

Alumona alleged that Itumo killed his wife, Ngozi, by manual strangulation and severe physical assault.

The offence, he said, is punishable under Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code Law, Cap. 33, Vol. 1 Law of Ebonyi State of Nigeria 2009.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Itumo had no legal representation in court.

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