A 56-year old man, Edwin Ugwu, has dragged his wife, Ebere, before a Magistrate Court in Ogba, Lagos for beating him to coma.
The prosecutor, Kehinde Ajayi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), informed the court that the couple recently had a disagreement that degenerated into a heated argument and which made the man to be rushed to the hospital after he had been badly beaten by his wife.
Testifying before the court, the court, the man, who resides at Lambe Iluyomade Street, Ago Okota area of Lagos, said his wife always beat him up at the slightest provocation.
He said beating him has become regular and constant, adding that it got to a peak recently when his wife beat him to coma and he had to be rushed to the hospital by their neighbours.
Responding, the wife pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of assault and battery.
After the defense counsel asked for bail for the accused person, the Magistrate, Mrs. E. Kubenije, granted the defendant a bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case to June 6, 2022 for hearing.