A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in
Akure, the Ondo State capital has ordered the remand of a 38-year-old
man, Idowu Ajewole, in prison custody for allegedly killing his
neighbour, Monday Bassey, over disagreement on a missing fowl.
The incident reportedly occurred on Adebowale Street, Oke-Aro area of Akure, Ondo State, on December 12, 2015.
According to the prosecution, the duo
had a disagreement over an alleged theft of the accused’s fowl. Ajewole
was reported to have found the feathers of the lost fowl at the
apartment of the deceased when he (deceased) was packing out of the
apartment.
The accused was said to have invited the police, who came to arrest the deceased.
But the accused allegedly pushed the
deceased in the process of dragging him into the police vehicle, the
deceased reportedly hit his head on the floor and he died as a result of
an injury he sustained when he fell.
The police prosecutor, Mr. Pelumi
Adejuwon, told the court that the action of the accused was responsible
for the death of Bassey.
According to him, the offence was
contrary to and punishable under Section 316 and 319 of the Criminal
Code Cap 37 vol.1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria 2006.
Title : Man remanded in prison for killing neighbour over fowl
Description : A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital has ordered the remand of a 38-year-old man, Idowu Ajewole, in pris...
