Court remands Lagos man for assaulting 18-year-old wife

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A 32-year-old man, Emeka Joseph, has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos over the alleged assault of his 18-year-old wife, Ezaka Chisom Prisellia, in the Isheri-Oshun area.

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PUNCH Metro learnt on Wednesday that the incident occurred on Sunday on Ayomide Street, Isheri-Oshun, where Joseph was alleged to have pushed and assaulted Prisellia during a confrontation.

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In a short viral video of the incident’s aftermath seen by our correspondent on Wednesday, the victim was seen on a hospital bed with visible injuries to her face and body.

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In the footage, the 18-year-old wife appeared to be in distress and was weeping.

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Despite her condition, the teenager was heard in the clip pleading not to have her husband arrested.

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Following the uproar generated by the clip, Joseph was reportedly arrested and arraigned before the Ejigbo Magistrate Court in Lagos on a three-count charge of conduct likely to cause a breach of peace, fighting, and unlawful assault, according to a court document seen by PUNCH Metro on Wednesday.

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The charge sheet partly read, “That you, Emeke Joseph ‘m’, on 21/06/2026 at No. 42 Ayomide Street, Isheri Oshun, Lagos, in the Lagos State Magisterial District, did conduct yourself in a way and manner likely to cause a breach of the peace by pushing one Ezaka Chisom Prisella ‘f’ without her consent, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 168(d) Law of Lagos State, Nigeria.

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“That you, Emeka Joseph ‘m’, on the same date, place and time at the aforementioned magisterial district, did fight one Ezaka Prisellia ‘f’, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 172 Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.

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“That you, Emeka Joseph ‘m’, on the same date, place and time at the aforementioned magisterial district did unlawfully assault one Ezaka Prisellia ‘f’ to the extent that she sustained bodily harm, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 173 of the Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.”

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Meanwhile, a rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, who shared the court document on his Facebook page on Wednesday, disclosed that the suspect had been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending further court proceedings.

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“The young man accused of assaulting Chisom in Lagos has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending further court proceedings. The matter has been adjourned to August 3, 2026,” the post read.

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