A 65-year-old man, Mohammed Baburam, has reportedly chained and starved his wife for one year in Potiskum, Yobe State.
The suspect was arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the command’s spokesman, DSC Bala Garba, disclosed to newsmen in Damaturu on Friday.
Images of the chained 40-year-old woman, who is a mother of four, went viral in the state, prompting residents and civil society groups to demand the immediate arrest of Baburam.
According to the spokesperson, men of the command apprehended the suspect on Wednesday following a tip-off from the Dabo-Aliyu Stadium area, where the suspect and his victim reside.
He said, “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect only feeds his wife once every day.
“The suspect also said that he chained his wife because she has some mental health issues.”
The spokesman said the command had drafted forensic experts and a doctor to ascertain the health status of the victim.
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He said that the suspect would be charged to court after the investigation.
In another news, a 30-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Tayo Olabode, on Friday, appeared before an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly stealing N100,000.
The defendant, whose address was not given, is facing a one-count charge bordering on stealing.
The Police Prosecutor, ASP Zedekiah Orogbemi, told the court that the defendant on July 19, around 11: 30 a.m. at First Bank in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Magisterial District, committed the offence.
Orogbemi said that the defendant used the First Bank ATM belonging to one Stella Akorede to withdraw N100,000 from her bank account without her consent.
He added that the offence was contrary to and punishable under Section 390 (9), Criminal Code, Cap.37, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State, 2006.
Meanwhile, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge brought against him.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Cletus Ojuola, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N100,000 and two sureties in like sum.
He added that the sureties who must reside within the court jurisdiction must also show and present evidence of two years of tax payment paid to the state government.
Ojuola adjourned the case until October 18 for further hearing.