One Ojeriahi Victor, 30, yesterday, appeared before an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State for allegedly beating his elder brother’s wife to a pulp because she was barren.
It was alleged that the accused told their neighbours that he beat up his sister-in-law because she had refused to give his elder brother a child after five years of marriage.
Ojeriahi, a businessman who lives on Ibefun Street, Alapere, is facing a one-count charge of assault occasioning harm.
The prosecutor, Mr. Lucky Ihiehie, told the court that the accused committed the offence on June 14 at the complainant’s residence.
Ojeriahi, a businessman who lives on Ibefun Street, Alapere, is facing a one-count charge of assault occasioning harm.
The prosecutor, Mr. Lucky Ihiehie, told the court that the accused committed the offence on June 14 at the complainant’s residence.
Ihiehie said that the incident happened shortly after the complainant, a trader, came back from the market that night.
Ihiehie said: “She looked for the key where her husband normally kept it for her, but did not find it. As she waited outside for her husband to come back, her brother-in-law came into the compound.
“He walked to where she was standing and pushed her. She fell.”
The prosecutor, a sergeant, said that the accused took the torchlight the complainant was holding and started hitting her face.
“The accused beat her to a pulp until neighbours came to her rescue,” he added.
Ihiehie said that as soon as the complainant’s husband came back and saw what his younger brother had done, he confronted him and was about to beat him up when neighbours stopped him.
He said that the accused narrated to the neighbours that he beat up his sister in-law because she had refused to give his elder brother a child after five years of marriage.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused, who pleaded not guilty to the offence, alleged that the complainant refused to let him into the house when he came back from work.
The magistrate, Mrs O. S. Amzat, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N10,000 with two reliable sureties and adjourned the matter till July 17.
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What's his business with their private life?
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm!
DeleteWhy beat her? That's very bad! His brother could be the one with the problem!
What effrontery! It's how d husband position his wife to his family. How can ur younger brother? (Not even older brother oh! Younger brother beat up ur wife? Marriage has truly spoilt. If u check am well now, the weakling of a husband is at fault!
Delete@My Opinion,, exactly.
DeleteWhat a very wicked brother-in-law, who even told him the problem might not be from his own brother, rubbish. Only if that woman does not have correct brothers as well, they should go and treat his fuck up as well
ReplyDeleteAnd James will become a very nice person concerning this
*Larry was here*
Lol @James will become a nice person concerning this. Larry, please leave James alone oo😁😀
DeleteNa wa o,is it his barrenness? People can so allow devil to use them. Why beat the woman,what if the problem is from the man,will he also be beaten? Even if i don't want to sound one sided i.e going by the accused saying the complainant refused to let him into the house when he came back from work,it also did not warrant him to raise his hands on her. He could have waited for his elder brother to return.#people should always learn to walk out of trouble
ReplyDeleteAny family member that tries that shii with my future wife will be cut off for life... and trust me, I can hold a grudge.
ReplyDeleteWhy was he granted bail? He for stay cell small so mosquitos can feast on him.
ReplyDeleteSee mouth like she didnt allow him in. A man of 30 still living with his married sibling. Anoufia!
Ahn Ahn
ReplyDeletewhat sort of rubbish is that?
Nigerians be marrying family upandan. They will say when you marry a man, you marry his family, otherwise I see no reason why a brother in law should be living with a couple.
ReplyDeleteUseless goat, beating your brother's wife? That's why he's still single and squatting at 30.
Foolish brother inlaw. The lady is even kind, i would have called Agberos and pay them to deal with him. Idiot.
ReplyDeleteWhy did you not give your brother money to go and do IVF or you help your brother get the wife pregnant if you want to help. Stupid man.
They should ban him from coming to his brother's house.
Granted bail?? How is the violence against women ever going to stop???
ReplyDeleteThis story get as e be sha but let us flow with it. My question is, what if the fault is from his brother nko? Would he beat up his brother? Just asking o.
ReplyDeleteDon't mind the he goat. I hope the woman's brothers will return the favour
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ReplyDeleteI nukwa!!!
ReplyDeleteBail 10000. Really?? His bail couldn't have been made more serious..
ReplyDeleteHmnnn!
ReplyDeleteWhat women TTC go through.
#sigh
God will put a smile on your faces.
Those who ridicule you will turn around to celebrate you.
Keep hope alive.
Imagine the guts! Is she God? It might even be the fault of his own brother sef o.
ReplyDeleteWomen are really suffering in marriage.
Na wa! Pleading not guilty when it's obvious that he did hit her. Yeye!
ReplyDeleteSerious case of "taking panadol for another man headache".msteew, 5years only now declares one barren.
ReplyDeleteAnimal!
ReplyDeleteNonsense,what if the fault is from the husband,poverty na bastard
ReplyDeleteAnd he was granted bail. Though I don't believe he beat her cos she was barren, the key to the house was more probably was caused the brouhaha.
ReplyDeleteWhy would be beat her? Is he her husband?
That's what I think too. He prolly insulted her with barrenness in the middle of the brouhaha. So they just clinged to the sensitive utterance he made.
DeleteMy brother beats my wife up, 'to a pulp' & neighbours "succeeded" in holding me back from dealing with him? Taa!
ReplyDeleteAre you sure he never made advances towards her, and she refused, because I don't understand his motive exactly.
ReplyDelete#WhiteDiamondOut
Sad.
ReplyDeleteDid the brother tell him he married her for kids?
Whats the point of marriage if you're not having kids?
DeleteMarriage is for companionship and children are the added blessing if you so desire to have them.
DeleteIf true
ReplyDeleteHumans deceiving themselves that they are GOD
End time brother in law
ReplyDeleteWhat goes around comes around, I pray somebody does to his wife what he just did to her. Wicked being, is it not when his brother puts a baby there dat she will bring it out! Abi can she gave herself a child? Don't know why Nigerian siblings esp men like living with their married brothers/sisters.
ReplyDeleteAnd the magistrate granted him bail?
ReplyDeleteN10,000? Wtf?
He needs to cool off in prison.
I blame some husbands atimes
ReplyDeleteN10,000 bail? 😠😬
ReplyDeletehuh? granted bail? and the bail is just 10k?!.......thunder fire whoever passed the judgement abi bail ni........wicked people roaming the steets
ReplyDeleteIn-laws and their daily whala.
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