Man Jailed 5 Years For Setting Pregnant Woman Ablaze; Photo

Magistrates' Court in Benin, Edo State, on Monday
sentenced one Lucky Esonahae to five years
imprisonment for setting his pregnant lover
ablaze.
The 37-year-old bar operator was arraigned on a
count of causing bodily harm.
The charge read, "That you, Lucky Esonahae, on
July 6, 2015, at Uwelu Quartres, Benin, in Egor
Magisterial District, did unlawfully cause grievous
harm to one Stella Isaac, by setting her on fire
with kerosene, which cause her bodily harm and,
thereby, committed an offence punishable under
Section 355(B) of the Criminal Code Cap 48, Vol. II,
Laws of the defunct Bendel State of Nigeria, 1976,
as applicable to Edo State."
The prosecuting officer, Sergeant Ganiyu Yahya,
told the court that the incident occurred at Uwelu
Quartres in Benin, and was reported by the victim,
Stella Isaac, on July 6, the same day it occurred.
Yahya said Esonahae had poured kerosene on the
head of the woman, who was said to be seven
months pregnant, lit a match and set her on fire.
He said the victim was later rescued by one of her
sons and one of her neighbours, who forced the
door of her room open, as she had been locked in.
He said the victim, who was later rushed to the
Central Hospital where she received treatment,
however, sustained burns on her hands and
forehead.
The police prosecutor also told the court that
Esonahae had earlier accused the pregnant
woman of infidelity for allegedly returning at
about 6pm from her antenatal and had threatened
to kill her before she ran to her sister's residence.
The accused, however, pleaded guilty to the
offence and begged for leniency.
But the presiding magistrate, Igho Braimoh, said
the court would not be lenient, adding that "for a
37-year-old man to set a lover on fire leaves much
to be desired."
She, therefore, sentenced him to five years
imprisonment with hard labour.
Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/man-jailed-
five-years-for-setting-pregnant-lover-ablaze
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