Court Remands Man For Killing Lover’s Male Friend
A 35-year-old man, Abdullahi Lawal was on Tuesday remanded by a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado- Ekiti , for allegedly killing his woman friend’s lover.
Lawal, was charged with murder of one Olaoluwa Fayomi, 50, whom he believed was having a love affair with his supposed woman friend.
The police prosecutor, Oriyomi Akinwale, an Inspector of police told the court that the accused person committed the offence on April 24 in Ado-Ekiti within the magisterial district.
The accused and deceased, according to the prosecutor, were dating a woman and the woman later told the defendant that she is no more interested in the relationship.
Akinwale said that trouble started when the woman in the middle of the matter told the defendant that she is now dating the late Fayomi causing a fight between them with the defendant stabbing the deceased on the chest which led to his death.
The prosecutor who said that the offence contravened Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012 urged the court to remand the defendant in prison pending legal advice from office of Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
The plea of the defendant was not taken.
The Magistrate, Mrs Modupe Afeniforo, ordered that the defendant should be remanded in prison custody, pending an advice from the office of DPP.
Afeniforo adjourned the case till June 10 for continuation of trial.
