Court Remands Man Over Alleged Murder In Ekiti

A Magistrates’ Court in Ado Ekiti has ordered a 36-year-old man identified as Kehinde Awosusi to remain in the custody for the alleged murder of one Mr Ojo Oluwatuyi.

AllNews gathered that the defendant committed the offence on April 19 in Erinjiyan-Ekiti after the deceased accidentally hit Awosusi's mother with a motorcycle.

When Awosusi got to the scene of the accident, the defendant smashed a plank on the victim's head resulting in the death of Oluwatuyi.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Caleb Leranmo confirmed the incident saying,  “The deceased hit the defendant’s mother with his motorcycle. When the defendant got to the scene of the incident, he (the defendant) smashed a plank on the head of the deceased. The deceased died before he got to the hospital.”

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Leranmo added that the offence contravened Section 319(1) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012 and the case file had been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecution office.

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty but was refused by the judge Chief Magistrate, Mr Abdulhamid Lawal who order that the defendant should be kept in the correctional centre.

Mr Abdulhamid Lawal added that the case has been adjourned until June 10 for mention and until then, the defendant will be kept until the judgment is delivered.