Nigerian Lawmaker Allegedly Beats Woman, Forces Her To Walk Naked

Nigerian Lawmaker Allegedly Beats Woman, Forces Her To Walk Naked

Uduak Nseobot, a councillor in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area
of Akwa Ibom State has been arraigned before a state High Court in Uyo
with his wife Aniedi, for allegedly assaulting a woman and stripping her
naked in the public.

The couple were arraigned on charges of kidnap, assault, publicly
stripping and forcing Aniedi’s close friend Iniubong Essien to walk
naked, after they accused her of stealing some money sprayed on them at
their wedding. 

Iniubong revealed that she assisted the Nseobots in cooking their
wedding food but denied being the person that picked the money at the
wedding. She was reportedly abducted from her home in Uyo in November
2018, driven to a village in Ibiono (about 27 kilometres) and paraded
before a village hall around 10 a.m.

“I was beaten and forced to walk stark naked in the village hall,
they removed my dress, my bra, and my pant, Ms Essien, who is over 40
told Premium Times. 

“People were inside the village hall, I think he (the councillor) may
have told them that he was bringing a thief for them to beat, so the
whole place was filled with people.

“He was mixing charcoal with pepper to rub on my body, but he didn’t
rub (it) on me. They tied a rope around my waist and said I must dance
naked before the village people.”

Naked photos and videos of Iniubong were reportedly taken at the scene of the incident.

However in court, the name of Nseobot’s wife who stays in US was
struck out from the charge sheet following a request from the
prosecution counsel Godwin Udom. The case was adjourned to October 14,
for the court to hear the argument on the preliminary objection by the
councillor’s lawyer. 

Source: LOCAL NEWS