A Chief Magistrate Court 15, in Rivers State has remanded one Chima Amadi, 40, and his alleged lover, Orluchi Chima, 22, to the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre over attempted murder of one Leticia Chima, 40, in Omerelu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The two suspects, Chima Amadi (male) and Orluchi Chima (female), were said to have committed the crime on August 15, 2022.
The State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) brought the case to court in form of a remand order on Monday, September 5, 2022.
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No plea was taken as no charge was read to the suspects.
Chief Magistrate Oguguo adjourned till September 23 for the possible arraignment of the defendants on the charges the court has jurisdiction on.
Warisi Anayo, the elder brother to Leticia Chima (the victim) in an interview with newsmen accused his sister’s husband and the female lover of using matchete to cut her severally because she asked her husband why he brought his female lover to the house on August 15, 2022.
But, Amadi maintained that the woman he brought home was not his female lover, but his second wife.
The suspects were however, arrested by Elele Police Division and later transferred to State CIID, Port Harcourt.
The victim, who is recuperating from severe wounds she sustained during the attack, is still admitted at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Choba.
