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A 38-year-old Nigerian national, Okenyehike Kelvin Obianke, has pleaded not guilty to charges of causing grievous harm to a Malaysian police corporal during a violent altercation in Kuala Lumpur.
The incident, which took place around 10:10 a.m. on April 25, 2025, occurred in front of a private clinic in Metro Prima, Kepong. According to court records, Obianke allegedly bit off part of the left ear of Corporal Danielrul Azraq Ahmad Khair, a member of the Sentul district police’s mobile patrol unit, while officers responded to a distress call.
Obianke, who is a student at a private college in Malaysia and appeared without legal representation, told the court the act was unintentional. “I am not guilty,” he said when the charge was read before Magistrate S. Mageswary on Wednesday, April 30.
He is being charged under Section 325 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a fine. Bail was denied, and the court scheduled the next hearing for June 10 to appoint legal counsel and review case documents.
In a separate proceeding before another magistrates’ court, Obianke also pleaded not guilty to two additional charges: entering Malaysia without valid travel documents and consuming a controlled substance nimetazepam (commonly known as benzo). These alleged offenses took place at the same clinic and later at the Narcotics Investigation Department headquarters.
The immigration charge, under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act, carries up to five years in prison, a RM10,000 fine, or both, plus no fewer than six strokes of the cane. The drug-related offense under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act could result in a fine of up to RM5,000 or a maximum of two years in prison. The court set July 23 for mention of these cases.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa confirmed that the corporal lost part of his ear during the scuffle and noted the suspect was behaving aggressively when officers arrived at the scene. Sentul police chief ACP Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari later added that reattachment of the ear has been delayed due to concerns about infection, with further medical evaluation ongoing.
Obianke remains in custody as the legal process unfolds.
