A 37- year-old auto dealer, Ikechukwu Ogbonna, has been arraigned before a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over the alleged manslaughter of his late wife Abimbola, who died in a fire incident at their residence in the Lekki area of the state.

The defendant was arraigned on one count of involuntary manslaughter in suit preferred against him by the Lagos State Government.

However, Ogbonna who was arraigned before Modupe Nicole-Clay pleaded not guilty to the charge against him.

Consequently, Justice Nicole-Clay adjourned the case till March 30, May 24 and 25, 2023, for the commencement of trial.