Hubby remanded in prison custody for beating wife to death

An Auchi Magistrates’ Court in Edo State on Monday remanded a 25-year-old man, Muniru Momodu, in prison custody for allegedly clubbing his wife to death.
Momodu, whose plea was not taken, is being tried for battering and killing his wife, Mohatu.
The Magistrate, C.A. Nwoha, said the accused should be kept behind bars pending advice from the state Director of Public Prosecutions.
The prosecutor, Sergeant Braimoh Abu, told the court that the accused had on June 21 fatally injured his spouse by beating her with a hard wood.
“The wife died instantly as a result of the beating she received from the accused,” Abu said.
Abu said the accused committed the offence at Iyokhuazo, Agbede in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State.
The offence, he noted, contravened Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Laws of the defunct Bendel State 1976 as applicable in Edo State.
The accused, if found guilty, may be sentenced to death.
The case was adjourned to October 16 for mention