A lawyer, Igwe Ifeoma, has been prosecuted before Chief Magistrate P.E Nwaka sitting at the Magistrate’s Court, Yaba, Lagos State, on Wednesday, on charges adjoining on child trafficking, assault of an 11-year-old girl, Esther Onwa. OSG reports.
Ifeoma is facing six counts of conspiracy to traffic a child, child trafficking, inhuman treatment, unlawful assault, and causing bodily injuries. Information Guide Nigeria
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The charges read in portion, “That you, Barrister Igwe Ifeoma, on the said date, time and place, in the aforesaid Magisterial District, did take away one Esther Onwa, 11, so that she would be held or treated as a slave or servitude under your custody.
“That you, Barrister Igwe Ifeoma, on the said date, time, and place, in the aforesaid Magisterial District, did unlawfully assault one Esther Onwa, 11, by repeatedly inflicting several degrees of bodily harm on her ears, left eyes, her back, neck, lips, buttocks, and other parts of her body.
“That you, Barrister Barrister Igwe Ifeoma, on the said date,j time, and place, in the aforesaid Magisterial District, did grievous harm to one Esther Onwa, 11, by injuring her in her eyes with a wire capable of rendering her permanently blind.”
The prosecutor, Olofin Williams, explained the offenses were punishable under Sections 411, 276(a), 172, 173, 246, and 245 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
The accused pleaded not guilty to all charges. Magistrate Nwaka granted the accused a bail of N200,000, with two sureties, and ordered that the victim should be taken to the state’s social welfare office. The matter was adjourned till September 23 for mention.
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