COURT REMANDS EX-BENUE COUNCILLOR OVER ALLEGED ASSAULT OF WOMAN

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By; Sunmola Ganiyat

The Upper Area Court 2 sitting in Otukpo, Benue State, has remanded a former councillor representing Awume-Icho Ward in Ohimini Local Government Area, Daniel Ujah, over alleged assault and attempted culpable homicide.

Ujah, 43, was arraigned by the Nigeria Police Force on charges including criminal trespass, intimidation, criminal force and assault, causing grievous hurt, and attempted culpable homicide.

According to the First Information Report marked CR33/2026, the charges followed a petition filed by Rebecca Adole at the Area Commander’s Office in Otukpo.

The police alleged that on August 28, 2026, Ujah trespassed into the compound of Adole’s mother, Amina Iduh, in Akwutulo, Awume, and assaulted her.

The FIR further alleged that Ujah beat the woman and pushed her into a fire, causing injuries to her body and burning her clothes. She was subsequently taken to a hospital in Onyagede, Ohimini LGA, where she is receiving treatment.

The police also alleged that Ujah threatened to kill the woman and claimed that no one would be able to stop him.

When the case came up for mention on Wednesday, Ujah pleaded not guilty to the charges.

His counsel, Rev. O. Simon, who held brief for P.O. Ella, applied for bail, but the prosecuting counsel, Inspector Nancy Alechenu, opposed the application.

Presiding Magistrate Hasia Garuba subsequently ordered that Ujah be remanded at the Otukpo Correctional Centre pending further proceedings.

The court adjourned the case until September 22, 2026, for further mention.