The accused was
allegedly accused killing his friend by hitting him with a stick on his head
for sleeping with his wife.
A
Magistrate’s Court sitting at Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, yesterday, remanded
a herdsman, Mohammed Ibrahim, in prison custody for allegedly killing his
friend, Abdullahi Saliu, for sleeping with his (Ibrahim) wife.
The
prosecutor, Corporal Moshood Hammed, told the court that the accused committed
the alleged offence on October 11 at Ojubu Village in Abeokuta.
He said: “The
accused and the deceased were close friends and lived together in the same
apartment.
“When the
accused learned that the deceased slept with his wife while he was away from
home, a fight ensued between the two men, which led to the murder of Saliu.”
Hammed said
the offence contravened Sections 316 and 319 of the Criminal Laws of Ogun
State.
The accused,
who had no legal representation and whose plea was not taken by the court, is
facing a charge of murder.
The magistrate,
Mr. Martins Akinyemi, ordered that the accused be remanded in Oba Prison, while
awaiting Director of Public Prosecution’s advice.
He
thereafter, adjourned the case to February 11, 2015, for further hearing.
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