Ivie Edobor Arrived Court On Crutches (Photos)
Domestic
violence victim, Ivie Edobor arrived the Magistrate Court, Surulere, on
November 10th, where her estranged husband is on trial for assaulting
her. The mother of three was brutally attacked by her husband, John
Edobor last September, following their failed marriage.
Taking to her Facebook page after the trial, she thanked her friends,
family and all who came to the court to show their support...
"Thank you all for you overwhelming support today at the court. So many
people hadn't met me before or seen the level of my injuries and
incapacitation. I pray for full recovery and the ability to walk again.
My DPA family came in their numbers too. God bless you all"
Her lawyer and activist, Emeka Ugwuonye has this to say about the trial:
"First thing this morning, we were at the Magistrate Court, Surulere, to
stand for Ivie Edobor. This is a case which means so much to DPA. It is
a case where we need to take a clear stand to show that we oppose
domestic violence in all its form.
Being a criminal trial, it was a case where I would play only a marginal
role. But I wanted that marginal role to be definitive in impact. First
move: I met with the Prosecutor to
demand that the charge be amended to attempted murder, instead of
assault, that is has been. Second, I demanded that steps be taken to
stop the man from continuing to threaten Ivie. These two were
accomplished. Charges will be amended and upgrade to attempted murder.
Next: my ultimate objective is to be allowed to take over the
prosecution of the man. I want to conduct the prosecution so that I
ensure he is convicted and sent to jail for life. We are working on
that.
It was nice to see the brave Ivie Edobor in court today. She is strong
in spirit, but obviously in serious pains from the injury the monster
caused her. Initially when the case started, the man was laughing in the
dock. But when he realized what was happening, that he was about to
face serious charge of attempted murder, there was no smile on his face,
but there was a big smile in my heart.
I was pleased to meet so many wonderful people - lawyers, other
professionals and well-wishers, who came to court to show their
solidarity."
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