25-year-old apprentice arraigned over death of boyfriend

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(Nigeria) A 25-year-old tailoring apprentice, Gloria Ugbede, was on Monday arraigned in a Lokoja Chief Magistrate Court , Kogi State, for allegedly killing her boy friend, Omachonu Ukubile, in a hotel.
Ugbede, of Ichala-Ibaji in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State, charged with culpable homicide contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code, was said to have committed the offence on September 29.
The Prosecuting Police Officer, Mr B.A. Nwadiea, told the court that the accused, on the fateful day, accompanied Ukubile, of Ejule-Ojebe also in Ibaji, to Debanjesi Hotel, Bishop’s Road, Idah.
According to him, a few minutes after they arrived and entered the hotel chalet, the deceased started coughing and releasing foamy saliva from his mouth.
Ukubile was rushed to Odoma Clinic, also in Idah where he later died.
Nwadiea told the court that police investigation into the case was in progress, and opposed admitting the accused to bail on the ground that the offence was capital in nature.
He also told the court that the accused would jump bail and prejudice police investigation if granted bail.
He, therefore, urged the court to refuse any application for her bail.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Alhassan Hussein, said he shared the opinion of the prosecution without prejudice regarding the material placed before the court.
He pointed out that the accused was effectively linked to the alleged offence, and it would be difficult to accede to any request for bail in view of the nature of the offence and severity of the punishment on conviction.
Hussein, therefore, ordered that the accused be remanded at the Federal Prisons, Idah.
He also directed that the case be transferred to the Chief Magistrates’ Court, Idah, for the convenience of the parties.
Hussein adjourned the case to November 17 for mention

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