A Chief Magistrates’ court in Abakaliki on Wednesday ordered that a 30-year-old man, Sunday Itumo, should be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly strangling his wife, Ngozi.
The police charged Itumo with one count of murder.
Magistrate Ojemba Isu-Oko did not take the plea of Itumo for want in jurisdiction.
The magistrate directed the Police to send back the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.
Isu-Oko adjourned the matter until November 22 for further hearing.
Earlier, Insp Sabastine Alumona had told the court that Itumo committed the offence on October 4 at Igweledoha, Ngbo community, in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi.
Alumona alleged that Itumo killed his wife, Ngozi, by manual strangulation and severe physical assault.
The offence, he said, is punishable under Section 319 (1) of the criminal code law cap 33, Vol. 1 law of Ebonyi state of Nigeria 2009.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Itumo had no legal representation in court. (NAN)
