Court Jails University Lecturer Who Beat Up Female Student For Snatching Daughter’s Lover

A lecturer at the Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA), Fred Ayokhai, has been jailed for assaulting a female student, Blessing Mathias, who allegedly snatched his daughter’s lover.

Recall that there was a viral video in October 2022, where Ayokhai molested Blessing by ripping off her singlet with scissors.Mathias was also flogged and dropped off naked in the bush.

Ayokhai and his daughter, Emmanuella were subsequently detained by the police for allegedly planning the assault on Mathias for “snatching” her partner.

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The lecturer was accused with criminal conspiracy, burglary, kidnapping, voluntarily causing great bodily injury without provocation, and assault.

His children, Bob-Praise, and Saint-Dan were added to the lawsuit as the second, third, and fourth defendants.

AU Idris, the defendants’ attorney, addressed the court with an offer for a plea bargain despite the fact that the defendants had entered a not guilty plea during the prosecution.

In his ruling on Thursday, Solomon Ayenajeh, the presiding judge of the Nasarawa State High Court, found the first defendant guilty and sentenced him to six months in prison for criminal conspiracy and an additional six months for assault.The charges are to run concurrently.

The judge added that the six months that Ayokhai spent in the Nigeria Correctional Service’s (NCoS) custody will be counted.

In his decision about the children’s offense, the judge stated that given their age, they would be placed on probation for six months.

The judge said they will be punished with keeping the premises of the Nasarawa State High Court clean during their sentence. Ayenajeh also directed the third defendant, Bob-Praise, to shave his dreadlocks.

In his speech, Ayokhai thanked the judge and parties in the matter for the consideration and the leniency accorded him.

He added that he has taken steps to recompense the victim as part of the plea bargain arrangement.