Lawyer who allegedly stabbed husband, cut his penis, sent back to Kirikiri prison
The Lagos State High Court in Igbosere has sent a lawyer, Udeme Otike-Odibi, back to Kirikiri Minimum Prison.
Udeme was accused of killing her 50-year-old husband, Symphorosa Otike-Odibi, also a lawyer.
Justice Adedayo Akintoye on Monday made an order that Udeme should be remanded in Kirikiri prison, shortly after the lawyer was arraigned on murder charges.
The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions alleged that Udeme, 48 years old, stabbed her husband, Symphorosa, to death at their residence on May 3, 2018.
The prosecuting counsel for the state, Babatunde Sunmonu, said Udeme had earlier threatened to stab her husband and eventually made good her threat.
Sunmonu said after killing her husband, she proceeded to mutilate the corpse by cutting off the penis.
Udeme pleaded not guilty to the allegations.
The judge, who adjourned the case till October 8 for commencement of trial, ordered that Udeme should be remanded in custody.
