A 32-year-old man, Emeka Joseph, has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos over the alleged assault of his 18-year-old wife, Ezaka Chisom Prisellia, in the Isheri-Oshun area.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday on Ayomide
Street, Isheri-Oshun, where Joseph was alleged to have pushed and assaulted
Prisellia during a confrontation.
In a
short viral video of the incident’s aftermath seen by our correspondent on
Wednesday, the victim was seen on a hospital bed with visible injuries to her
face and body.
In the
footage, the 18-year-old wife appeared to be in distress and was weeping.
Despite
her condition, the teenager was heard in the clip pleading not to have her
husband arrested.
The couple. Photo: File
Following
the uproar generated by the clip, Joseph was reportedly arrested and arraigned
before the Ejigbo Magistrate Court in Lagos on a three-count charge of conduct
likely to cause a breach of peace, fighting, and unlawful assault, according to
a court document.
The
charge sheet partly read, “That you, Emeke Joseph ‘m’, on 21/06/2026 at No. 42
Ayomide Street, Isheri Oshun, Lagos, in the Lagos State Magisterial District,
did conduct yourself in a way and manner likely to cause a breach of the peace
by pushing one Ezaka Chisom Prisella ‘f’ without her consent, and thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 168(d) Law of Lagos State, Nigeria.
“That
you, Emeka Joseph ‘m’, on the same date, place and time at the aforementioned
magisterial district, did fight one Ezaka Prisellia ‘f’, and thereby committed
an offence punishable under Section 172 Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.
“That
you, Emeka Joseph ‘m’, on the same date, place and time at the aforementioned
magisterial district did unlawfully assault one Ezaka Prisellia ‘f’ to the
extent that she sustained bodily harm, and thereby committed an offence
punishable under Section 173 of the Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.”
Meanwhile,
a rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, who shared the court document on his
Facebook page on Wednesday, disclosed that the suspect had been remanded at the
Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending further court proceedings.
“The
young man accused of assaulting Chisom in Lagos has been remanded at the
Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending further court proceedings. The matter has
been adjourned to August 3, 2026,” the post read.
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