Court Remands Former University HOD and Family for Assaulting Daughter’s Friend

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The former Head of Department (HOD), History and International Relations at the federal university of Lafia, Dr Fred Ekpa-Ayokhai has been remanded in Lafia, Nassarawa State Correctional Center for assaulting his daughter’s friend.

This comes after he was arraigned on a 6-count charge of criminal conspiracy, housebreaking and criminal force or assault to a woman with intent to kidnapping and inflicting physical injury on another.

Fred Ekpa-Ayokhai

The 53-year-old lecturer identified as Dr Fred Ekpa-Ayokhai, alongside three of his children were arraigned before a court in Lafia for allegedly brutalizing the 20-year-old student of the institution, simply identified as Blessing over a dispute involving a shared lover.

In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Nansel Rahman, all the suspects were arraigned before Justice Aisha Bashir-Aliyu, the Chief Judge of Nasarawa State in Lafia, Wednesday.

The statement reads in part, β€œDr Fred Ekpa-Ayokhai, 53-year-old; Emmanuela Ayokhai, 18-year-old; Bob Praise Ayokhai, 23-year-old; and Saint-Dan Ayokhai 21-year-old were on October 26, 2022, arraigned at High Court 1, Nasarawa State before Justice Aisha Bashir-Aliyu, the Chief Judge of Nasarawa State on six (6) count charge of criminal conspiracy, housebreaking and criminal force or assault to a woman with intent to outrage modesty, Kidnapping and Inflicting Physical Injury on another.”

β€œThe case has been assigned to the High Court, for trial while the suspects have been remanded in prison custody pending formal arraignment,” the statement concluded