Ex-Nigeria Super Eagles Footballer, Godwin Okpara, was on Thursdsay, 9th November summoned by Ikeja Magistrates Court, Lagos, for beating his wife, Linda Oladoyinbo Okpara.
Okpara, 43, was summoned before Magistrates B.O Osunsanmi on a one-check charge of ambush and spouse battery.
The prosecutor, ASP S.Imhonwa, told the court that the litigant, in some cases in August 2016 at their living arrangement at No 6, 8 Oduduwa Street in GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, unlawfully assaulted his wife of 25 years by beating her with sticks and different hazardous weapons.
Okpara was additionally charged to have on various events battered his wide, causing her body damage.
The prosecutor additionally educated the court that the offense carried out by the ex-super Eagle player is in opposition to Section 173 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.
A video demonstrating the previous Eagles star openly beating his wife turned into a web sensation prior in the year.
The one - count charge reads:
“That you Godwin Okpara sometime in August 2016, at No. 6/8 Oduduwa Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, in the Ikeja magisterial district, unlawfully assaulted and injured Linda Oladoyinbo by flogging her with stick and other weapons thereby committed an offence contrary to section 173 C, 17 Vol. 3 of the criminal laws of Lagos State 2015.”The ex-Super Eagles star, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties.
Magistrate Osunsanmi said the sureties must be workers of reputable organisations.
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