A Kaduna man, Jonathan Sunday, has been brought before a magistrate’s court over allegations that he violently attacked his estranged wife after learning she was seeing another man.
Sunday, 45, a businessman residing in Barnawa, is facing a charge of assault. He denied the allegation when it was read to him in court.
The prosecutor, Inspector Chidi Leo, said the incident happened at Narayi, Kaduna, where the defendant allegedly went to his former wife’s residence and attacked her.
Leo told the court that Sunday was angered by reports that his estranged wife, Victoria Nathan, had started a new relationship following their separation.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the prosecutor said the woman sustained injuries in the alleged attack and was taken to a hospital by a neighbour.
He added that the neighbour later reported the incident to the police, leading to the defendant’s arraignment.
The prosecution said the alleged offence was punishable under Section 120 of the Kaduna State Penal Code, 2017, which prescribes up to five years’ imprisonment for assault upon conviction.
The magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, admitted Sunday to bail in the sum of N200,000, with two sureties. One must be employed in the public or private sector, while the other must be a cleric or community leader. The case was adjourned for further hearing.
