Court Remands Ex-Benue Councillor For Allegedly Torturing, Assaulting Woman

A 43-year-old former councillor in Ohimini local government area of Benue State, Daniel Ujah, has been remanded in the Otukpo Correctional Centre over alleged assault and torture of a woman.
The police said Ujah allegedly pushed the woman into fire.

Ujah, who represented Awume-Icho Ward, was arraigned before the Upper Area Court 2, Otukpo, in a case marked CR33/2026, between the commissioner of police and Daniel Ujah.

The police, in the First Information Report (FIR), accused him of criminal trespass, intimidation, criminal force and assault, causing grievous hurt and attempting to commit culpable homicide.

The police FIR stated that the incident occurred on August 28, 2026, when Ujah allegedly trespassed into the compound of Amina Iduh at Akwutolo Awume village and subjected her to severe beating.
The police further alleged that the defendant pushed the woman into a fire, resulting in injuries to her body, while her clothes were also burnt.

According to the police report, the victim was subsequently taken to a hospital in Onyangede, Ohimini LGA, where she was receiving treatment.

The police also alleged that Ujah threatened that if he killed the woman, nobody could stop him.
When the matter came up Wednesday for mention before His Worship Hasia Garuba, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the allegations.

His counsel, Rev. O. Simon, who held briefs for P.O. Ella applied for bail, but the prosecuting counsel, Inspector Nancy Alechenu, opposed the application.

Ruling on the bail application, the court ordered that Ujah be remanded at the Otukpo Correctional Centre.

The case was adjourned until September 22, 2026, for further mention.