Woman Sued by Husband for Domestic Violence

A 38-years-old lady named Igwe Blessing had been sued by her husband, Mr.Robinson Igwe before the Gudu Upper Area Court in Abuja, the Federa...

A 38-years-old lady named Igwe Blessing had been sued by her husband, Mr.Robinson Igwe before the Gudu Upper Area Court in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory  of Nigeria for an alleged battery. Her husband accused her of constant molesting and sending him out of the house he personally owned.


Mrs. Blessing, resides with her husband (now the complainant)  at CBN Estate, Apo in Abuja, Nigeria is facing a three-count charge of criminal intimidation, resisting lawful arrest and assault.

The Prosecuting officer, Mr. Fidelix Ogbobe, said ‎the complainant, Mr. Robinson Igwe of Apo, Abuja reported the matter at the Apo Police Station on the 2nd of August, 2017. Mr. Fidelix accused his wife of taking due advantage of his physical challenge to assault him all the time.

The defendant always takes advantage of her husband’s disability to assault him. The complainant is a physically challenged person, who uses crutches to walk.

He has been admitted in hospital because of a head injury as a result of assault and battery from his wife. “Despite police intervention, the accused had repeatedly beaten her husband at the slighted provocation.

Mr. Ogbobe said.

Furthermore, the prosecuting officer comments that the complainant (The Husband) had petitioned the commissioner of police in Abuja on the matter. He also emphasized that the defendant (Mrs. Blessing) had also escaped with two children of their union.

According to the prosecuting officer, Mrs Igwe only appeared on the 1st of August 2017, more than a year after she escaped from her matrimonial home.

But when the complainant reported the matter to the police, the defendant resisted arrest on three different occasions until she was finally arrested on the fourth attempt by the police,
Fedelix said.‎

The prosecuting officer further indicates that Mrs Blessing has made treats to kill the complainant.

However, Mrs. Blessing Igwe (The defendant) has pleaded not guilty to the charge labelled against her.  The presiding Judge, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, had granted her bail, in the sum of Twenty Thousand Naira (N20, 000) with a surety in like sum and adjourned the case until the 17th of October, 2017.

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