A former wrestling champion, John Uti, aka Power Uti, has been brought before an Ebute-Meta Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing and locking up his wife’s corpse.
The incidence is said to have taken place on October 10 2017 at the couple’s residence on Oremeji Street, in the Ilupeju area of Lagos State. Uti was subsequently arrested as we had earlier reported.
The 55-year-old was arraigned on two counts of murder and disrespect for a corpse, which the police said were punishable under sections 165 and 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.
Uti had locked up the wife’s body which the police says disrespects the dead and an offence contrary to Section 165 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011. The dead had complained of headache on 9th October and gave up the ghost the next day, investigating police officer told the magistrate judge, Mrs. Bola Folarin-Williams, hearing the matter.
After she was certified by by a medical doctor at the hospital “the husband took the corpse back home and left for Canaanland to see his pastor. He came back the following day and the corpse was eventually taken to the Isolo General Hospital mortuary. However, the corpse had started decomposing. The deceased family members alleged that he killed their sister.”
Aan autopsy report on the death showed that the deceased died from acute cardiac failure and hypertensive heart disease.
The judge said there is nothing to indicate that Uti murdered his wife and admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two responsible sureties in like sum, adding that they must be blood relations of the defendant. She asked that the case file should be duplicated and a copy forwarded to the DPP for legal advice.
The case was adjourned till November 15.
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