CHIEF Magistrate Kehinde Awosika of an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday 31 December 2024 ordered the remand of 52-year-old Ademilua Oni in Ado-Ekiti Correctional Facility over the alleged murder of his mother, Comfort Oni.
According to Police prosecutor, Insp Elijah Adejare, Ademilua Oni committed the alleged offence on 15 December at Iropora-Ekiti in Irepodun-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti.
He said that while the defendant went to steal, the deceased, a 92-year-old, challenged him over the act, adding that in the process, he (the defendant) pushed the deceased, after which she fell and died.
According to him, the offence contravenes Section 234 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendant to a correctional facility, pending legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
His plea was not taken.
Chief Magistrate Awosika ordered the remand of the defendant to a correctional facility, pending the issuance of legal advice.
She, thereafter, adjourned the case till 30 January 2025 for mention.
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