Abuja: Court sends tenant to prison for beating landlord

• The Judge, Malam Abubakar Sadiq, gave the order after listening to the plea of the defendant.

One Chris Okoye has been remanded for beating his landlord in Abuja.

A Kabusa Grade I Area Court in the FCT ordered the remand of the 44-year-old tenant on Friday.

The Judge, Malam Abubakar Sadiq, gave the order after listening to the plea of the defendant.

The defendant who lives at 2A Niger Avenue villa nova, Apo is charged with criminal conspiracy, intimidation, force, assault and causing hurt.

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.

The prosecutor, O.S. Osho had earlier told the court that the landlord, Mr Ochengele Isaac, reported the matter at the Apo Police Station on Jan. 3.

He said the defendant, his two children and Gideon now at large beat up the landlord and inflicted injuries on him.

Osho said the defendant’s two children and Gideon were now at large.

Sadiq adjourned the case until Jan.16 for a hearing.