A renowned wrestler, John Eke Uti a.k.a. Power Uti,
was on Tuesday brought before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for
allegedly killing his wife, Toyin.
Uti, 55, was
arraigned before Magistrate Bola Folarin-Williams on a two-count of murder and
disrespect of corpse.
After going
through the case file, Magistrate Folarin-Williams said she did not see
anything both in the accused’s statement and in the police investigations to
show that the accused killed his wife and quashed the remand application
brought by the police.
She, therefore,
admitted the accused to a bail of N500,000 with two responsible sureties in
like sum, who must be blood relations and also work with reputable
organisations.
She directed that
the case file should be duplicated and a copy forwarded to the State Director
of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.
Earlier, Sgt.
Jimah Iseghede, the prosecutor, had told the court that the accused committed
the offences on Oct. 10 about 10.25 p.m. at No. 17, Oremeji St., Ilupeju,
Lagos.
He alleged that
the accused beat his wife, Toyin, 38, to death and abandoned the corpse in a
room to decompose.
John Eke Uti, a
former world wrestling champion, was first taken to Ilupeju Police Station
before being transferred to the State Criminal Investigations and Intelligence
Department for further investigation.
The offences
contravened Sections 165(a) and 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
NAN reports that if found guilty, the accused faces
a death sentence.
The case has been adjourned until Nov. 15.
News
Source: - PM News | October 24, 2017.
Photo Source: - Sundiata Post | October 12, 2017.
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