Man, 40, Arraigned In Osun Over Wife Battery
A 40-year-old man, Michael Adesina has been dragged before an Osun
State Magistrates’ court sitting in Ile-Ife for allegedly turning his
wife to a punching bag.
Adesina was also alleged to lack proper care for his family and
maltreat them with impunity.
The Prosecutor, Sunday Osanyintuyi, an Inspector of Police told the
court that the accused committed the offence on June 11, 2018, around
11:00 am at Akui area of Ile-Ife.
Osanyintuyi added that the accused assaulted his wife by giving her
fist blow on her neck and always failed to provide necessities of life
for the wife and the two children of the marriage.
According to him, the offence contravened section 339 of the Criminal
Code, Laws of Osun, 2003.
The accused, who was not legally represented, however, pleaded not
guilty to the two-count charge of lack of care and maltreatment.
Magistrate Olalekan Ijiyode, counseled the suspect on the need for him
to give adequate care to his wife and children.
He thereafter granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 with one
surety in like sum amount, as he adjourned the case until June 25, for
mention.
