A renown wrestler, John Eke Uti a.k.a. Power Uti, wason Tuesday brought before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’Court, Lagos, for allegedly killing his wife, Toyin,Uti, 55,was arraigned before MagistrateBola 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 bloodrelations 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 abandonedthe 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 andIntelligence Departmentfor further investigation.

The offences contravened Sections 165(a) and 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.If found guilty, the accused faces a death sentence.

The case has been adjourned until Nov.15.-NAN

source: http://www.crowd24ng.com/2017/10/former-wrestling-champion-power-uti-arraigned-for-killing-wife.html

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Power Uti was the biggest Nigerian wrestling star in the 1980s and early 1990s. He regularly fought against American wrestling stars like Ox Baker, Kamala "The Ugandan Giant" and Dick The Bulldog Brower at the National Stadium in Lagos. Most of those fights were promoted by Power Mike in the early 1980s.

He won the Continental Wrestling Alliance's heavyweight championship belt by defeating Dino Rosetti in the early 1990s. He has fought at events around the world.


Power Uti vs Drew Tossel

March 1985 in Indiana (Pro Wrestling USA).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG44yROKKX8