Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - An Akure Magistrates’ Court has remanded a 34-year-old labour, John Odah, for allegedly macheting his employer’s husband to d3ath on the farm.
The defendant, who was employed by the deceased wife to work
on their farm was alleged to have macheted the deceased on his head, following
a heated argument that ensued between them over hard drugs.
It was alleged that Odah had offered the deceased Indian
hemp, which was rejected, leading to the confrontation.
He was thereafter charged to court on one count charge
bothering on m8rder.
The prosecutor, Inspector Nelson Akintimehin, told the court
that the defendant committed the offence at about 2pm April 18, 2025, at Agbajo
Farm, in Ilu-Abo in Akure North Local Government area of Ondo State.
Akintimehin alleged Odah of inflicting fatal machete wounds
to the deceased’s forehead and back, which eventually led to his d3ath.
The charge reads, “That you, John Odah, m, on April 18,
2025, at about 2:pm, Agbajo farm via Ilu-Abo, in the Akure Magisterial
District, did unlawfully macheted one Sunday Innocent ‘m’ with a cutlass on his
forehead and back which resulted in his d3ath."
The offences, according to the charge, contravened Sections
319(1) and 320(1) of the Criminal Code Laws of Ondo State, 2006.
The defendant’s plea was not taken by the magistrate
court.
Due to the nature of the offence, the prosecutor prayed the
court to remand the defendant to any correctional facilities in the state
pending advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution,
DPP.
Magistrate
Mrs. O. Omotosho granted the request, citing probable cause for remand of the
defendant in the correctional centre, and directed the prosecutor to duplicate
the case file for the DPP.
The case
has been adjourned till May 30, 2025, for mention.
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