A 27-year-old man, Nnaji Uchenna, on Tuesday appeared in a Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for alleged beating a lady, Elizabeth Ifenkwe.
Uchenna, who resides in Makeni Street, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, was arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal force and assault.
The Prosecutor, Zeerah Douglass, told the court that the complainant of the same address with the defendant reported the matter at the Utako Police Station, Abuja, on March 7.
Douglass said that the defendant allegedly beat her up for no reason and the complainant did not know the reason for his action.
The prosecutor told the court that the defendant did not say anything during the police investigation.
She said the offence contravened Sections 263 and 265 of the Penal Code.
Uchenna pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N20,000 with one surety in like sum.
Sadiq ordered that the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction, and adjourned the case till May 3 for hearing.
