commercial sex worker pours hot water on another over customer, lands in court

A Nomansland Magistrates' Court, Kano State, on Tuesday, remanded in prison custody, a 29-year-old commercial sex worker, Chioma Okoro, for allegedly pouring hot water on another sex worker over a customer.

Okoro, who resides at Ijebu Road, Sabon Gari Kano, is facing a three-count charge of inciting disturbance, causing grievous bodily hurt and criminal intimidation.

The Magistrate, Mrs Aisha Yahaya, ordered the accused to be remanded in prison custody until when the court was satisfied that the complainant was responding to treatment.

She adjourned the case till May 11 for further mention.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Corporal Ekainu Elias, told the court that Chioma Ohanaka, also of Ijebu Road, Sabon Gari, Kano, had on April 18 reported the assault on her at the Sabon Gari Police Division, Kano.

The prosecutor said that Ohanaka alleged that the accused assaulted her following a quarrel over a male customer.

Elias said that the complainant had retired to her room after a heated argument with Okoro, but the accused burst in and poured hot water on her.

The prosecutor said that Ohanaka consequently sustained severe injuries on the face and chest as a result of the hot water poured on her.

He said that the complainant was still in the hospital receiving treatment.

Elias told the court that Okoro also threatened to kill herself and Ohanaka after the incident.

The prosecutor said that the offences committed contravened sections 243 and 396 of the penal code.

When the charges were read out to the accused, she pleaded not guilty to the first and third counts, and guilty to the second count.