Mr Akaninyene Cletus, an Uyo based lawyer, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom for allegedly assaulting a female broadcaster, Miss Blessing Ambrose.
The case, which is between the Commissioner of Police and Cletus came up for hearing on Monday before Chief Magistrate Usukuma Akpabio.
The complainant, who is a broadcaster with Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation, told the court that the accused had beaten her up and inflicted injuries on her on May 29, 2016 .
Ambrose said Cletus, who was her co-tenant at No. 6 Umana Uko Lane, off Atiku Abubakar Road in Uyo demanded for a drink when she brought a sewing machine to the compound.
She claimed that the accused beat her up when she refused to provide the drink.
“I reported the matter to my landlord who intervened and said that he does not want any trouble in the compound.
“Few days later Cletus’ house help came to tell me that my friend that visited does not know how to use the sewing machine.
“Cletus who was inside his house shouted that I should take the machine out of the veranda immediately.
“He later came out and used his legs to hit at the sewing machine.
“When I demanded to know why he should hit my sewing machine, he slapped me, pushed me down and beat me up.
“I sustained injuries on my knee, eyes, arms and face. When my brother tried to stop him, he beat him up too. People from the compound later came and took me away,” Ambrose said.
According to her, she again informed the landlord of what transpired, and that he cautioned Cletus to learn to live peacefully with other tenants or move out.
The complainant further said that on August. 7, 2016, Cletus intimidated her with a machete, a situation which made her to immediately report the matter to the ‘C’ Division of the Police at Aka Etinan, in Uyo.
The plea of the accused was not taken, and the Chief Magistrate adjourned the case to January, 9, 2017 for hearing. (NAN)