Woman beats up nephew over inability to recite Quran
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a 29-year-old woman ummi bashiru who allegedly assaulted a nephew over his inability to recite the quran was on friday arraigned in an ikorodu magistrates court lagos state1 bashiru a resident of gbodo area ewu owa community in ikorodu is being tried on a count charge of assault an offence he denied committing1 the chief magistrate f. a. azeez granted the accused bail in the sum of n200000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned further hearing until may 311 earlier the prosecutor sgt. john iberedem had told the court that the accused committed the offence on april 26 at her residence1 he alleged that the accused assaulted the 12-year-old nephew. who was living with her. by beating him severely with an electric wire and stick1 the accused is an aunt to the boy. she usually beats him severely with horsewhips cutlass and other dangerous weapon which has left permanent scars on his body1 the last beatings aroused the neighbours who reported her to the police1 she battered the boy with electric wire because he cannot recite quran iberedem told the court. he said that the offence contravened section 171 of the criminal law of lagos state 2011.1