Trial by ordeal: Commissioner of Police drags Benjamin Ikani, five others through court
The Edo State Police Commissioner’s bid to arraign Chief Benjamin Ikani before a Magistrate Court in Auchi, Edo State, for alleged trial by ordeal of some natives of Uzanu community is being impeded by the frequent adjournments that the case has suffered. The Nigerian Criminal Code expressly forbids trial by ordeal, an antiquated technique … Read more