Court remands Ochanya’s alleged rapist
Court remands man accused of raping 13-year-old minor, Ochanya Elizabeth Ogbanje.
Recommended articles
Ochanya, 13, died following complications of Vesicovagina Fistula (VVF) after she was allegedly raped by Ogbuja and his son, Victor.
At the court on Thursday, October 25, 2018, Chief Magistrate, Isaac Ajim, declined to entertain the matter for lack of jurisdiction to hear the charge bothering on criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide preferred against the accused by the Nigerian Police.
Ogbuja, a lecturer at the Benue State Polytechnic is to be remanded in prison till November 29, 2018.
ADVERTISEMENT
‘Justice for Ochanya protest’
Meanwhile, Nigerians on Thursday, took to the streets of Abuja to demand swift dispensation of justice for late Ochanya.
The protesters embarked on a peaceful walk to the Ministry of Justice to demand the prosecution of Ochanya’s alleged rapists.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
FCT experiences power outage, AEDC blames technical faults on feeders
Ogun FRSC set to arrest motorists with petrol-filled jerry cans in vehicles
Fruit waste from Ketu market can generate power for homes, markets, industries
Tinubu's 2nd term bid at risk over 'betrayal' of El-Rufai, Yahaya Bello - Sowunmi
EFCC to freeze 1k bank accounts for forex dealings, investigate for 90 days
Osun petroleum agency warns marketers against fuel hoarding, inflating price
'People are setting up business centres, calling themselves pastors' - Oshiomhole
Rivers Reps console tanker blast victims, seek aid from philanthropists
Tinubu says technology will curb corruption, enhance Government transparency
ADVERTISEMENT
![Kano State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Halilu Dantiye [Kano Focus]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'300'%20height%3D'172'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Kano State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Halilu Dantiye [Kano Focus]")