In Ebonyi state, a 54-year-old man, Eseni Chima was, on Tuesday, docked before an Abakaliki Magistrate’s Court for allegedly beating his wife, Ugochukwu Chima, to death with iron rod.
The prosecutor, Emmanuel Monday told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence on September 4, at 60 Ogbaga Road, Kpirikpiri in Abakaliki Local Government in Ebonyi.
He told the court that the offence was punishable under Section 319 (1) of the criminal code law, s of Ebonyi, 2009.
Chima is facing a count charge bothering on murder.
The Magistrate, Chinedu Agama did not take the plea of Chima for want of jurisdiction and directed the police to send the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
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