Child Maltreatment: Court in Kogi remands woman for 14 days
Story from Rabi’atu, Lokoja
An Upper Area Court sitting in Lokoja has remanded one, Elizabeth Abu, in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) till 22 March 2022 for maltreating her stepson and to enable the police to conclude their investigation.
The Court presided over by Mopa A. M, granted the request of the Police Prosecuting Counsel for the suspect to be remanded to enable the police to conclude investigation on alleged case of abuse and maltreatment.
Recall that Neptune Prime reported how Elizabeth Abu was arrested and charged to court for the abuse of her stepson David Mathew Ewongolu by the Kogi State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development Commissioner, Hajiya Fatima Kabir Buba.
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The Secretary to the Government of Kogi State, Dr Mrs Folashade Ayoade Arike, had described the abuse on David Mathew Ewongolu as callous and barbaric.
She promised to push for the signing into law of Violence Against Prohibition Person’s Bill recently passed by the state Assembly, assuring that when passed, it will go a long way in reducing cases of sexual and other violence.
Eunice Abimbola Agbogun who reported the issue of the abuse to the Police which led to the arrest of the suspect, also appealed for the signing into law of the recently passed VAPP Bill, assuring that the law has the capacity to check and limit issues of sexual and other violence in the state.
Addressing the Court, Musa Saidat, Representing the OC Legal and Prosecution, Nigerian Police, Kogi State Command, filed an experte application dated 15th March seeking the court to remand the suspect and to enable the Police to conclude investigation on the abuse and maltreatment by Mrs Elizabeth Abu.
The Prosecution citing Section 291 and 292, admissions of criminal justice law 2017, sought an order to remand the suspect at the CID facility.
The Prosecution supported her experte order with seven paragraph affidavit deposed to by Inspector Ubana Ibe.
Delivering his ruling, the trial judge granted the request of the Prosecution, asked that the suspect be remanded for 14 days in the CID facility.
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