A woman, Godslove Olakada, has been arrested by the police in Rivers State for allegedly pouring hot water on her husband, Olakada Ejire.
This was made known on Monday by the police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko.
In the statement, the image maker said the incident followed family issues, adding that upon credible intelligence, the suspect was arrested on Saturday while the victim was rushed to Famo Hospital at Aleto Eleme where he is currently receiving treatment.
An investigation has been launched by the command to unravel the circumstances that led to the ugly incident, Iringe-Koko added.
She said, “The Rivers State Police Command’s operatives, through credible intelligence, have arrested one Godslove Olakada ‘F,’ from Agbonchia Eleme on Saturday, 14/10/2023 at about 2030 hrs for pouring hot water on her husband, one Olakada Ejire ‘M.’
“He was rushed to Famo Hospital at Aleto Eleme for treatment. The cause was domestic family issues.”
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Recall that NIGERIACRIME reported that the command recently paraded one Favour Nwokoro for pouring hot groundnut oil on her husband, Ekelediri Nwokoro, at Igwurita, Port Harcourt.
Meanwhile, an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court sitting in Tinubu Lagos Island has convicted and sentenced a 38-year-old man, Dayo Bakare, to 34 years imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 27-year-old woman in 2012.
Chief Magistrate Adetokunbo Omoyele sentenced Bakare after she found him guilty of the offences preferred against him by the police.
The convict was arraigned on November 17, 2012, for conspiracy, unlawful sexual intercourse, detention, kidnapping, assault stabbing, and grievous harm.
The prosecutor, Inspector Cyriacus Osuji, told the court that Bakare conspired with others at large to rape the victim.
He said the incident took place on January 24, 2012, around 4pm in a house located at Akeem Lasisi Street, the Shasha area of Lagos State.
Osuji told the court that the convict unlawfully had sexual intercourse with the lady and detained her for eight hours.
According to the prosecutor, the offences committed contravened Sections 411, 258, 144 (b), 269 (b) (1), 17, and 171 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.
Bakare, however, pleaded not guilty.
Eleven years after the incident, Magistrate Omoyele found him guilty and sentenced him accordingly.
She sentenced him to two years imprisonment for conspiracy; 14 years for unlawful sexual intercourse; five years for detaining a person with intent to have unlawful sexual intercourse; 10 years for kidnapping; and three years for beating and indecent assault.