Famous wrestler, Power Uti, faces trial for alleged beating of wife to death, locking up corpse to decompse
A renown wrestler, John Eke Uti a.k.a. Power Uti,
was on Tuesday hauled up 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 charge of murder and disrespect of corpse.
Power Uti After going through the case file, Magistrate Folarin-Williams sid
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 (DPPs) 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.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that John Eke Uti, a
former world wrestling champion, was first taken to Ilupeju Police Station
before being transfered to the State Criminal Investigations and Intelligence
Department (SCIID) for 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
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