By Editor
An Upper Area Court 2 sitting in
Otukpo, Benue State, has remanded a former councillor representing Awume-Icho
Ward in Ohimini Local Government Area, Daniel Ujah, at the Otukpo Correctional
Centre, over alleged assault and attempted culpable homicide.
Ujah, 43, was arraigned by the
Nigeria Police on charges bordering on criminal trespass, intimidation,
criminal force and assault occasioning grievous hurt, as well as attempt to
commit culpable homicide.
According to the First
Information Report, FIR No. CR33/2026, released on Thursday, the charges
followed a petition submitted by Rebecca Adole at the office of the Area
Commander, Otukpo. The police alleged that on August 28, 2026, Ujah unlawfully
entered the compound of Adole’s mother, Amina Iduh, at Akwutulo, Awume, and
assaulted her.
The FIR further alleged that Iduh
had returned from the farm when Ujah allegedly entered her compound, assaulted
her and pushed her into a fire, resulting in injuries. The police report stated
that her clothes were also burnt and that she was subsequently taken to a
hospital in Onyagede, Ohimini LGA, where she is receiving treatment. Ujah was
also alleged to have threatened to kill the woman, claiming that nobody could
stop him.
When the case came up for mention
on Wednesday, Ujah pleaded not guilty to the charges. His counsel, Rev. O.
Simon, who appeared on behalf of P.O. Ella, applied for his bail. However, the
prosecuting counsel, Inspector Nancy Alechenu, opposed the application.
In her ruling, the presiding
magistrate, Hasia Garuba, ordered that Ujah be remanded at the Otukpo
Correctional Centre pending further proceedings. The court adjourned the matter
until September 22, 2026, for further mention.
Credit: Punch newspaper
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