A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Akure, Ondo State, has ordered the remand of a 27-year-old man, Winma Chinecherem, in prison for allegedly killing an 80-year-old woman, Felicia Aderibigbe.
The defendant was arrested by the police over Aderibigbe’s death in the Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.
The octogenarian was reported missing on May 17, 2023, after she did not return from her farm.
Her body was later found at the edge of her farm after several days of search by the community.
The police arraigned the suspect on one count of murder.
The police prosecutor, Nelson Akintimehin, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence on May 17, 2023, around 10pm at Ago Erinje via Costian Ore, Ondo State.
It was alleged that Chinecherem tied the woman with a piece of cloth inside her cocoa farm and killed her.
According to the prosecution, the offence contravenes Section 319 of the Criminal Law of Ondo State 2006.
The court did not take the defendant’s plea.
The prosecutor prayed the court to remand the suspect in a custodial centre until legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Musa Al-Yunus, remanded the defendant pending the outcome of the legal advice.
He adjourned the case till October 2, 2023.
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