By BANNERNEWS Reporter, Calabar
A former councillor in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, Daniel Ujah, has been remanded in the Otukpo Correctional Centre for allegedly assaulting and pushing a woman into a fire.
Ujah, 43, who represented Awume-Icho Ward as a councillor, was arraigned before the Upper Area Court 2, Otukpo, in a case filed by the Commissioner of Police against him.
The police, in a First Information Report (FIR), accused the former councillor of criminal trespass, intimidation, criminal force and assault occasioning grievous hurt, as well as an alleged attempt to commit culpable homicide.
According to the FIR, the incident occurred on August 28, 2026, when Ujah allegedly trespassed into the compound of Amina Iduh at Akwutolo Awume village and subjected her to severe beating.
The police further alleged that Ujah pushed Iduh into a fire, leaving her with burns and other injuries, while her clothes were also burnt.
The victim was subsequently taken to a hospital in Onyangede, Ohimini LGA, where she was receiving treatment, the police said.
The prosecution also alleged that Ujah threatened that nobody could stop him if he killed the woman.
When the case came up for mention before His Worship Hasia Garuba, Ujah pleaded not guilty to the allegations.
His counsel, Rev. O. Simon, who held brief for P.O. Ella, applied for bail, but the prosecuting counsel, Inspector Nancy Alechenu, opposed the application.
The court subsequently ordered that Ujah be remanded at the Otukpo Correctional Centre and adjourned the case until September 22, 2026, for further mention.
