Welsh court hands Nigerian student 11 month suspended sentence for domestic violence

NIGERIAN UK student John Nwadiaju has been handed an 11 month suspended prison sentence for assaulting and abusing his wife Kosisochukwu Echem after a Welsh court found him guilty of domestic violence.

Mr Nwadiaju who is a student at Bangor University in North Wales, was handed the sentence along with 250 hours of unpaid work by the Caernarfon Crown Court earlier today. He and Ms Echem got married in Nigeria in April 2022 but separated in August that year over domestic abuse and violence, according to the North Wales Chronicle.

Ms Echem visited him in Bangor in the hope of reconciliation but Mr Nwadiaju allegedly took her passport and Personal Independence Payment card and repeatedly assaulted her during the visit. Police were then called and subsequently arrested him at the scene, with bloodstains found on his person and property.

Despite claiming self-defence, Mr Nwadiaju was found guilty and Judge Nicola Saffman sentenced him to 11 months in prison. However, the sentence was suspended for one year and Mr Nwadiaju was ordered to carry out 250 hours of community service unpaid work.