A High Court sitting in Nasarawa State has convicted Fred Ayokhai, a teaching staff of the Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA) for assaulting a female student, Blessing Mathias.
There was a viral video in October 2022, which revealed how Ayokhai molested Mathias by ripping off his singlet with scissors.
Mathias was also flogged and dropped off naked in the bush.
The police consequently apprehended Ayokhai and his daughter, Emmanuella, who allegedly coordinated the attack on Mathias for “snatching” her lover.
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The lecturer was charged with criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, abduction and voluntarily causing grave harm without provocation and assault.
Emmanuella, Bob-Praise and Saint-Dan, all children of Ayokhai were joined in the case as the 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants.
Although the defendants had pleaded not guilty during the prosecution, AU Idris, their counsel, approached the court with an offer for a plea bargain.
Delivering judgment on Thursday, the presiding judge, Solomon Ayenajeh, convicted the first defendant and sentenced him to six months in jail for criminal conspiracy and another six months for assault.
The charges are to run concurrently.
The judge also said the six months period in which Ayokhai has been in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) will be counted.
Ruling on the offence of the children, the judge said they will spend six months on probation considering their ages.
The judge said they will be punished with keeping the premises of the Nasarawa State High Court clean during their sentence.
Ayenajeh also directed the third defendant, Bob-Praise, to shave his dreadlocks.
In his speech, Ayokhai thanked the judge and parties in the matter for the consideration and the leniency accorded him.
He added that he has taken steps to recompense the victim as part of the plea bargain arrangement.
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Agbaya!
ReplyDeleteSomebody that should live by example. SMH!
The way this strong is presented here is confusing and not accurate. The lecturer and his children attacked Blessing in retaliation to Blessing’s attack on his daughter for allegedly snatching her (Blessing’s) boyfriend.
ReplyDeleteSo Blessing attacked first.
Not that the lecturer attacked Blessing cos she snatched his daughter’s boyfriend.
You are truly confused.
DeleteBlessing snatched the lecturer's daughter's man, the lecturer and his children including the owner of the snatched man(Emmanuella is her name) connived and beat Blessing and stripped her naked and videoed it.
10:53
DeleteMaybe you didn't follow the events as it happened and as correctly stated @10:04.
The lecturer and his children should have reported the first attack on his daughter instead of taking the laws into his hands.
It is very tiring to rely on the Nigerian justice system for remedy, but that is the right way. The self-help ways lead to anarchy.
#TheLegalTrainee
Na Wa for wahala
ReplyDeleteGood for them
ReplyDeleteIf he has spent 6months in custody and then sentenced to 6 months now
ReplyDeleteDoes that mean that he won't spend any time in prison since the 6 months he has already spent will count?
Ejor, I am confused 🤔
Yes
Deleteomo!
ReplyDeletewhen people dont use thier brain, this is the result