Ekiti
Magistrate’s Court has ordered the remand of 42-year-old Josiah Johnson in
prisons custody for allegedly beating his wife to death for denying him sex.
The prosecutor, Sergeant Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the accused
committed the offence on July 3 at Erio-Ekiti in Ekiti West Local Government
Area of Ekiti State.
He said that the accused, on the said date, unlawfully
caused the death of his wife, Mrs Julianah Johnson, by beating her to death.
According to him, the husband wanted sex with his wife, now deceased, but she
declined, saying she did not want to get pregnant after having seven children.
He told the court that the man, infuriated by his wife’s refusal, beat her to
submission and forcefully had sexual intercourse with her, all of which led to
her death. Oriyomi said the offence contravened Section 319(1) of the Criminal
Code, Cap C 16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012. The prosecutor, however, sought an
adjournment of the matter as he still needed legal advice from the office of
the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP. The plea of the accused was not taken
because of the development while his counsel, Mr. Tunde Falade, did not object
to the request for a short adjournment, pending outcome of the DPP’s advice.
Magistrate Taiwo Ajibade consequently remanded the accused in prison custody
and adjourned the case to September 12.
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