Housewife Pours Hot Water On Fellow Wife

30-year-old housewife, Hadiza Abba, on Monday
appeared before an Area Court in Jos, Plateau, for
allegedly causing grievous hurt to her co-wife. “The suspect boiled hot water and poured on one
Mrs Zainab Abba that they are married to the same
husband.” The police First Information Report (FIR) stated
that the accused committed the offence on Aug.
4, at about 3p.m. The FIR said that on Aug. 13, at about 5p.m, one
Sagiru Maishanu went to the `C` Division police
station in Jos and reported that the accused had
committed the offence. It said that the complainant, who was the brother
of the victim, told the police that the action of the
accused had made his sister to sustain severe
burnt. “The victim has sustained severe burn on her back
and breast, and she was rushed to a hospital for
treatment. “The action of the accused has contravened
Section 242 of the Penal Code law,” the FIR said. When the FIR was read to the accused, she
pleaded not guilty to the charge and her Counsel,
Mr A. S. Umar, applied to the court for her bail. Umar said that his client was presumed innocent
until proven otherwise by the court and that she
was ready to provide competent surety if given the
bail. The Police Prosecutor, Mr Mubas Rafan, objected
to the bail application of the accused, saying that
the police was still investigating the matter. Rafan said that the victim had sustained serious
hurt from the action of the accused and she did
not deserve bail. The Presiding Officers, Mrs Halima Bala and Mrs
Mary Izang, however, granted bail to the accused
in the sum of N200,000 with one surety in like
sum. The court adjourned the case to Sept. 16 for
hearing.