CHUKA UBAH
A married woman, Mrs Ifeoma Ozougwu and her husband, Mr. Jude Ozougwu have been arraigned and sent to Nsukka Prison for injuring and maltreating their 10-year old house maid, little Miss Nneoma Nnadi.
They were arraigned at the Court yesterday refused bail and remanded at the Nsukka Prison till August, 2020, when the Court will hear their bail application.
The woman and her husband, Mr. Ozougwu, who reside at Thinkers Corner, Enugu, and hail from Aku in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, inflicted various degrees of injuries on the little child, which prompted their arrest by the Enugu State Police Command, and rescue of the victim, who is now receiving treatment at the ESUT Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu.
Gov Ugwuanyi came to the rescue and approved the award of scholarship up to university level to the little house maid and promised that State Government will offset her medical bills.
The woman and her husband will face justice when the Court resumes their case in August.
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