Mother of two tears lover sacrotal sac in Ekiti

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as court grants Ministry of Justice to prosecute caseIdowu Adebomi, Ado EkitiThe Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has granted the wish of Ekiti State Ministry of Justice to take over the prosecution of one Joy Ikoja, who allegedly inflicted injury on the manhood of her boyfriend.Joy Ikoja, a mother of two was arrested and arraigned before the court after she inflicted a serious wound on one Ibrahim Sunday for tearing his scrotal sac at Irona area, Ado-Ekiti on 12th April, 2025.The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ado-Ekiti Branch obviously not satisfied with the previous charge, wrote to the Ekiti State Ministry of Justice to take over the prosecution of the joy citing the density of violence against men in recent times.



The branch argued that the act of the defendant strongly amounts to attempted murder punishable with life imprisonment under the section 241 of the criminal law of Ekiti State, 2021.During the court hearing, the deputy director of Public Prosecution, Ekiti State, Mr F.O Awoniyi said he has the instruction of the Honourable Attorney General of the State, Mr Dayo Apata, SAN to take over the case, requesting that the original case file be transferred to the office of the Public Prosecution for review.

He noted that the practice of violence against men is becoming rampant in the state and should not be encouraged, adding that the defendant was arraigned before the court two weeks ago for a similar offense but a passionate plea on the nominal complainant brought about pending withdrawal and settlement.Counsel to the defendant, David Ogbede orally applied for the bail of the accused, urging the court not to be silent in the interest of justice.In his ruling, Magistrate Olatomiwa Daramola denied the bail application and granted the Ekiti State Ministry of Justice the order to prosecute the defendant, urging them to accelerate the case charge.

The case was adjourned to 12th May, 2025 for further hearing. But in dramatic event, the complainant Mr. Usman Sunday who was in court was suddenly rushed to the accident and emergency unit of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSUTH) by NBA, Ado-Ekiti branch when his wounds started developing complications.

The Chairman of NBA, Ado-Ekiti Branch, Dr Taiwo Omidoyin while speaking with journalists applauded the court on its ruling, emphasising on the rise of domestic violence against men.Omodoyin also called on men to report cases of violence to the appropriate quarters and not to die in silence.The post Mother of two tears lover sacrotal sac in Ekiti appeared first on Nigerian NewsDirect.

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