Assault: Court Makes New Decision on MKO Abiola’s Wife

A Chief Magistrate Court has slatted October 5 for hearing of the case filed against Professor Zainab Duke Abiola by the FCT police command.

Abiola, a lawyer and human rights activist has since been remanded in the Suleja Correctional center till the hearing date.

The lawyer was arrested on September 20 for allegedly ordering her other domestic staff to assault her female orderly, Inspector Teju Moses.

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She was arraigned before the court on September 24 on charges relating to Criminal conspiracy, causing hurt without provocation, an attempt to commit culpable homicide, and Intentional insult to cause a breach of trust.

A statement on the FCT POLICE COMAND’S Twitter page read:

“Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola & co were arraigned by the Chief magistrate court in zone 6 for the offenses of Criminal conspiracy, Causing Criminal, hurt without provocation, Attempt to commit culpable homicide & Intentional insult to cause a breach of trust.

The court ruled that the suspect be remanded in the Suleja Correctional facility while the case was adjourned to October 5th for the next hearing.”

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