Three In Court For Beating Man To Death
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Crime News
Three men accused of murder and attempted murder were on Monday
remanded to the Kirikiri Custodial Centre, Lagos.
The defendants,
Mukaila Nofiu, Wasiu Rasheed and Hassan Kazeem, were arraigned before a Yaba
Magistrates’ Court for the alleged murder of one Alade Bello and for the
attempted murder of Lasisi Sikiru who is still undergoing medical treatment.
They were arraigned before Magistrate O.Y. Adefope on three counts
of murder and attempted murder.
According to the prosecutor,
Haruna Magaji, the defendants committed the offence on April 14, 2023, at the
Igbolodo village, along Ketu, Omu Road, Lagos around 2.46 pm.
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Magaji told the court that the defendants used planks and wood to beat
the deceased to death and had attempted to kill one other but did not succeed.
He added that the offences contravened Sections 233 and 230 of the
Criminal Laws of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.
The charge read in
part, “That you Mukaila Nofiu, Wasiu Rasheed and Hassan Kazeem and others at
large on April 14, 2023, around 4.35 pm at Igbolodo village along Ketu, Omu
Road, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District did unlawfully killed one Alade
Bello by hitting him severally with planks and woods and thereby committed an
offence punishable under Section 233 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State,
Nigeria, 2015.”
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The defendant’s pleas were not taken.
The prosecutor hence
prayed the court to remand the defendants pending legal advice from the
Directorate of Public Prosecution.
Magistrate Adefope, granting
the request, remanded the defendants to the Kirikiri Custodial Centre pending
legal advice from the DPP.
She also adjourned the case till June
16, 2023.
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