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Pregnant Woman Who Tortured 12-Year-Old With Knife Dragged To Court

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons(NAPTIP),on Tuesday arraigned a 32 -year-old pregnant woman, Precious Okwara, in an FCT High Court, Apo, for  allegedly inflicting physical injuries on a 12 -year-old  girl.
Okwara of No.3 Wase St. Kubwa, Abuja, is standing trial on a count charge of willful infliction of physical injuries on her 12-year -old maid.
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The prosecutor, Mr Aonduna  Orti, told the court that the defendant committed the offence at No. 3 Wase St. Kubwa, Abuja.
He said that the defendant inflicted knife cuts on the back of the girl and on one of her hand.
Orti said that the girl was taken to the NAPTIP shelter, where she was treated.
The offence contravened Section 2 (1) of the Violent Against Persons [Prohibition] Act, 2015, while the defendant denied committing the offence.
The defence counsel, Mr  Maduakolam Igwe, urged the court to grant his client  bail as she was pregnant.
The judge, Justice Silvanus Oriji, granted bail to the defendant in the sum of N2 million, with two sureties in like sum.
He ordered that one of the sureties must be the husband of the defendant.
Oriji also ordered that the defendant be remanded in NAPTIP custody if the bail conditions were not met since she was pregnant.
The judge said that the case would be assigned to a judge by the Chief Judge after the vacation. (NAN).
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