Court Remands Ex-Councillor Over Alleged Assault of Woman
A Benue court has remanded former Awume-Icho Ward councillor Daniel Ujah over allegations including assault, criminal trespass, intimidation and attempted culpable homicide.
The Upper Area Court 2 in Otukpo, Benue State, has remanded a former councillor, Daniel Ujah, at the Otukpo Correctional Centre over alleged assault and attempted culpable homicide.
Ujah, 43, was arraigned by the Nigeria Police on charges including criminal trespass, intimidation, criminal force and assault, causing grievous hurt and attempt to commit culpable homicide.
According to the First Information Report, the case followed a petition filed by Rebecca Adole at the Area Commander’s Office in Otukpo.
The prosecution alleged that on August 28, Ujah trespassed into the compound of Adole’s mother, Amina Iduh, in Akwutulo, Awume, and assaulted her.
The report further alleged that Ujah beat the woman and pushed her into a fire, causing injuries to her body and burning her clothes.
The injured woman was reportedly taken to a hospital in Onyagede, Ohimini Local Government Area, where she was receiving treatment.
The prosecution also alleged that Ujah threatened to kill the woman, claiming that nobody would be able to stop him.
When the case came up for mention on Wednesday, Ujah pleaded not guilty to the charges.
His counsel, Rev. O. Simon, who held brief for P.O. Ella, applied for bail, but the prosecution, led by Inspector Nancy Alechenu, opposed the application.
Presiding magistrate Hasia Garuba subsequently ordered that Ujah be remanded at the Otukpo Correctional Centre pending further proceedings.
The court adjourned the case until September 22, 2026, for further mention.
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