Crimes

Man sent to prison for killing mother

A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has remanded a 52-year-old man, Ademilua Oni, in a correctional centre for killing his mother.

Oni, whose address was not provided, is being tried for murder.

The Prosecutor, Inspector Elijah Adejare, told the court that the defendant committed the offence at Iropora-Ekiti in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State on December 15, 2024.

Adejare, on Tuesday, December 31, said Oni murdered his 92-year-old mother, Comfort Oni.

He told the court that while the defendant went to steal, the deceased challenged him over the act, adding that in the process, Ademilua pushed the deceased after which she fell down and died.

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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 in a correctional centre pending legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

The court did not, however, take the plea of the defendant.

The Chief Magistrate, Kehinde Awosika, ordered the remand of the defendant in the correctional centre, pending issuance of legal advice.

She, thereafter, adjourned the case till January 30, 2025, for mention.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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