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A magistrates’ court in Ebute Meta, Lagos, has granted a N500,000 bail to John Eke Uti, a wrestler better known as Power Uti, who allegedly killed his wife.

Uti, 55, was arraigned on a two-count charge of murder and disrespect of corpse.

After going through the case file, Folarin-Williams said she did not see anything both in the accused statement and in the police investigations to show that Uti killed his wife.

She, therefore, quashed the remand application brought by the police.

She admitted the accused to a bail of N500, 000 with two responsible sureties in like sum, who must be blood relations and also work with reputable organisations.

The judge directed that the case file be duplicated and a copy forwarded to the state director of public prosecutions (DPPs) for legal advice.

Earlier, Jimah Iseghede, the prosecutor, had told the court that the accused committed the offence on October 10 at 17, Oremeji street in Ilupeju, Lagos.

He alleged that the accused beat his wife, Toyin, 38, to death and abandoned the corpse in a room to decompose.

Uti, a former world wrestling champion, was first taken to Ilupeju police station before being transferred to the state criminal investigations and intelligence department.