From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
An Upper Area Court sitting in Lokoja, on Tuesday remanded one Elizabeth Abu in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department till 22nd March, 2022 pending the outcome of the Police investigation on an alleged child abuse.
The accused person, Elizabeth Abu was arraigned before the Upper area court for allegedly abuse and maltreatment of one David Matthew Ewongulu, the step son.
According to the Police prosecutor, Musa Saidat, Representing the OC Legal asked the court to remand the suspect to enable the Police conclude investigation on an abuse and maltreatment by Mrs Elizabeth Abu.
The prosecutor citing Section 291 and 292, admissions of criminal justice law 2017, sought an order to remand the suspect at CID facility.
The Court presided over by Mopa A. M, granted the request of the Police Prosecuting Counsel for the suspect to be remanded to enable the Police to conclude investigation on alleged case of child abuse and maltreatment.
Elizabeth Abu was arrested and charged to court for the abuse of her step son David Mathew Ewongolu by the Kogi State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development Commissioner, Hajiya Fatima Kabir Buba.
Addressing Newsmen shortly after the suspect was remanded, the Secretary to the Government of Kogi State, Dr. Mrs Folashade Ayoade Arike described the abuse on David Mathew Ewongolu as callous and barbaric.
Also speaking, Eunice Abimbola Agbogun who reported the issues of the abuse to the Police, leading to the arrest of the suspect, appealed for the signing into law the recently passed VAPP Bill, assuring that the law has the capacity to check and limit issues of sexual and other violence in the state.
Recalled that David Mathew Ewongolu in an Interview had disclosed that he sustained the injuries on his buttock from a whipping he got from his stepmom for using part of his clothing to make duster.
