Former Benue Councillor Remanded Over Alleged Torture…

Key Highlights

• Former Awume-Icho Ward councillor Daniel Ujah remanded in Otukpo Correctional Centre.

• Ujah faces charges including criminal trespass, intimidation and assault.

• Police also accused him of causing grievous hurt and attempting to commit culpable homicide.

• The defendant pleaded not guilty to the allegations.

• Prosecuting counsel opposed his bail application.

• Magistrate Hasia Garuba ordered his remand pending further proceedings.

• Case adjourned to September 22, 2026, for further mention.

Ujah was remanded by the presiding Magistrate of Upper Area Court 2 in Otukpo, Hasia Garuba, pending further proceedings in the matter.

The case, which came up for mention on Wednesday, is contained in a First Information Report marked CR33/2026 and filed by the Nigeria Police Force.

According to the police, the 43-year-old former councillor is facing allegations of criminal trespass, intimidation, criminal force and assault, causing grievous hurt, and attempting to commit culpable homicide.

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 Police Allegations

According to the FIR, a woman identified as Rebecca Adole reported the matter at the Area Commander’s Office of the Nigeria Police in Otukpo on August 31, 2026.

The police alleged that the incident occurred on August 28 when Adole was informed by her cousin, Isaac Iduh, that her mother, Amina Iduh, had allegedly been assaulted after returning from the farm.

The FIR alleged that Ujah trespassed into the woman’s compound and allegedly beat her before pushing her into a fire, resulting in injuries to her body.

The police further alleged that the woman’s clothes were burnt during the incident and that she was subsequently taken to a hospital in Onyagede, Ohimini Local Government Area, where she was receiving treatment.

The FIR also alleged that Ujah threatened to kill the woman and claimed that nobody could stop him.

 Defendant Pleads Not Guilty

When the case came up for mention, Ujah pleaded not guilty to the charges.

His counsel, Rev. O. Simon, who appeared on behalf of P.O. Ella, applied for bail for the defendant.

However, the prosecuting counsel, Inspector Nancy Alechenu, opposed the bail application.

Following the proceedings, the court ordered that Ujah remain at the Otukpo Correctional Centre pending further proceedings.

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

The allegations against Ujah remain unproven unless established by the court.