Awka: A mother, Nonye Ezenwanne, 50, who allegedly whipped her adopted children, ages six and four, with an electric cable, was arraigned at the Anambra Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court in Awka on Thursday. Ezenwanne is facing a charge of wilfully inflicting physical injury on minors, to which she pleaded not guilty.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the Prosecutor, Inspector Chinyere Okechukwu, informed the court that the defendant committed the offence on April 28, at Block 8, MTI Housing Estate, Fegge in Onitsha. Okechukwu stated that Ezenwanne wilfully inflicted physical injury on her adopted children using a wire, thereby committing an offence under Section 4(1) of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibitions and Protections) Laws of Anambra State of Nigeria 2017.
The presiding Chief Magistrate, Mrs. U.E. Onochie, granted Ezenwanne bail in the sum of N500,000, with a surety required to post a similar amount. The case has been adjourned until August 19 for a report of compliance with the bail conditions.