A 37-year old
man, Victor Ojiaku, who allegedly stabbed his wife, a student, with a broken
bottle in her private part, is on reprieve as an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court has
granted him N250,000 bail.
Ojiaku, who
sells automobile parts and resides at 22, Arike John Close, White Sand,
Isheri-Osun in Lagos, had reportedly stabbed his wife for having s*x with his
sales representative.
Magistrate
Akeem Fashola, who gave the ruling, said he should produce two sureties working
in reputable firm and possess three years tax clearance as well as the State’s
residents identity card.
The case was
taken up by the Lagos State Domestic and S*xual Violence Response Team (DSVRT).
The
Coordinator of DSVRT, Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, narrated how the victim was
kept indoors and punished severely by her husband.
“The victim,
Faith Ojiaku, 27, a student, was held hostage by her husband for two days,
depriving her of calling any of her family members for help or for receiving
medical attention.
“She was subsequently
rushed to the hospital for treatment after which she collapsed, she then
pleaded with the doctor to make use of his phone to call her sister.
“It was her
sister that informed DSVRT which advised her to report the case at the Police
station on behalf of her stabbed sister.
“He also
injured the sales representative with a broken bottle and some dangerous
weapons.
“We had an
official meeting with the DPO who told us that the suspect was arrested on
December 27 and he ensured that justice would be done in the case,” she stated.
The husband, a
father of three, is facing a six-count charge bordering on assault, etc.
No date has
been fixed for the trial of the case.
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