A woman, Elizabeth David, has been detained after she poured hot water on one Viani Okafor at the entrance of a Chief Magistrate Court in Damaturu, Yobe State.
Okafor was facing trial for trespassing and defamation of character.
According to Daily Post, the police prosecutor, Moses Tunjimi told the court that on December 26, 2018, the complainant, Elizabeth David of Malari ward Damaturu, reported to ‘C’ division police station that the accused, Viani Okafor, of New Jerusalem area Damaturu trespassed into her house and defamed her character.
Tunjimi quoted the accused as saying that the husband of the complainant had not paid for her bride price, therefore, she was a baby factory.
However, the case took a dramatic turn after the complainant, alarmed by the series of adjournments, decided to take the law into her hands.
On Friday, as the case was adjourned for the third time, the complainant poured hot water on the defendant, at the door step of the courtroom.
The incident reportedly caused serious burns on Viani’s back and she was immediately rushed to hospital, while Elizabeth was detained at “C” Division police station, Damaturu.
The attacker said she got provoked after the case was adjourned for the third time at the instance of the accused.
Daily Trust reports that the first adjournment was on December 28, 2017.
However, the last adjournment, on February 8, 2018 was when the lawyer did not show at the sitting.
The presiding Magistrate, Mrs Hasjya Abubakar, ordered that the lawyer shall appear at the next sitting or communicate his lack of interest on the case before the next sitting.
Abubakar adjourned the case to February 15, 2018 for next hearing
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