NAN – An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Monday remanded a 32-year-old man, Umaru Mustapha, in prison for allegedly killing a man with a shovel.
Mustapha is being tried for allegedly killing Idemudia Christopher by hitting him on the head with a shovel.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Abimbola, said the accused should be kept behind bars pending advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the murder charge.
The accused, who resides at No. 27, Araola St., Sango-Ota, is facing a charge of murder.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Cpl. Olumide Awoleke, had told the court that the accused committed the offence on July 15 at Isheri-Olofin area of Sango-Ota at 10.30 a.m.
Awoleke noted that the offence contravened Sections 316 and 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.
The case was adjourned to Dec. 10 for hearing.
