There was a mild drama at Ejigbo Magistrates’ court on Tuesday after the presiding Magistrate, Mrs J.O.E. Adeyemi refused to release a man, Paul Uduozor, who allegedly battered his wife and blinded her in Lagos State, western Nigeria.

The woman called Faith, was seeking to withdraw the matter due to pressure on her by her relatives who said Igbo culture and tradition forbid a woman from locking up her husband in prison.

Both Paul and Faith including the female litigants were in tears over the emotional outburst by Faith after Adeyemi refused to strike out the matter.

Adeyemi was forced to rise and enter her chamber and asked the prison warders to take him back to prison custody.

The suspect, Paul Uduozor, allegedly battered his wife, Faith, and in the process damaged her eyes, one was completely damaged while the other was also affected.

The incident happened at 6, Oloro street, off Akani street, Abaranje, Ikotun, where they reside.

The matter was reported to the police at Ikotun division and Paul was arrested and charged to court for the alleged offence.

He was charged with causing permanent defect to Faith’s eye and assault under the Criminal Code.

Though Paul pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of N250,000, he has been remanded in prison custody since then.

When the matter came up on Tuesday, the prosecutor, Sergeant Babaji Ishaku, informed the court that there was a new development on the matter.

He told the court that Faith, who is the complainant in the matter, had written to withdraw the matter from court.

When she mounted the witness box and removed her eye glasses in the open court, the Magistrate expressed shock and refused to strike out the matter.

The woman pleaded with the court to withdraw the matter, explaining that she was from a royal family in Mbano in Imo State.

The litigants, mostly female, broke down in tears after seeing Faith’s blind eye and the court immediately rose.
Sourcehttp://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/09/15/magistrate-declines-to-free-man-who-blinded-wife/ was taken back to Kirikiri prison in a Black Maria bus parked in front of the court.

that serves him right

Bad
The man's action is unacceptable...

Never marry a gal or guy whose character you cant condone.....
Battering and fighting in marriages should be avoided.. so feel for the woman...

Is the judge allowed to do that?

Since all charges against the man have been withdrawn.

Bleep them all.




Is battering a woman our tradition

HireKiller:
Is the judge allowed to do that?

Since all charges against the man have been withdrawn.

I support the judge even if what she did is illegal.



All them wife beaters deserve some special kind of toture.

HireKiller:
Is the judge allowed to do that?

Since all charges against the man have been withdrawn.

I should think a case of "ATTEMPTED MURDER " is no longer a civil case. It's now between the Federal Rebuplic of Nigeria and the accused..... (I'm just saying my own o).
He should go have his just desserts in prison where the likes of those area boys high on weed can help him reformat his brain.

But like seriously, why do people always think getting violent and physical can ever solve issues? I remember a case whereby a pretty young girl was beaten by the younger brother of her sister's hubby(the sister's bro-in-law), and her eyeball ruptured as in tore in the center. One could actually see behind her eye, almost could see into the brain sef.
Of course that eye was gone. Can such a family ever remain the same again?

Oyind17:
that serves him right

easy for you to say dear. He might have blinded her in a fit of rage, this doesn't mean I support lack of self restraint, but I think they still LOVE themselves

See suffering, she must have been bullied into a change of mind.

Good decision from the Judge.

So because of culture they should let a violent person roam free in the society?
Abi the so called culture permits him to batter her?

Sexist and chauvinistic cultures have no place in modern times.

He should rot in jail.

HireKiller:
Is the judge allowed to do that?

Since all charges against the man have been withdrawn.

It is legal.

The case don pass between him and the wife as it is.

The state should take over the case and upgraded to attempted murder.