Court remands two farmers at correctional centre for killing colleague

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of two farmers – Akomolafe Ayodeji, 38 and Temitope Alabi, 28, in correctional centre over alleged killing of a man on his farm. The Police Prosecutor, Mr Caleb Leranmo who briefed the court said the defendants committed the offence on October 9, 2020 at Oye-Ekiti. Lerenmo said […]

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of two farmers – Akomolafe Ayodeji, 38 and Temitope Alabi, 28, in correctional centre over alleged killing of a man on his farm.

The Police Prosecutor, Mr Caleb Leranmo who briefed the court said the defendants committed the offence on October 9, 2020 at Oye-Ekiti.

Lerenmo said the defendants on the said date, unlawfully killed  62-year-old Mathew Maleek on his farm.

According to the prosecutor, the defendants had earlier had a disagreement with the deceased two days before his death over unlawfully fallen of trees on his farm and was found dead on the third day in his farm.

Leranmo said that the offence is punishable Under Section 324 and 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Cap. C 16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.

He said he had forwarded their case files and sent to the Directorate of Public Prosecution, DPP for legal advice.

Counsel to the defendants, Mr Yinka Opaleke who had earlier sought for a date of adjournment pending the outcome of the advice from DPP, urged the court to pick an early date to hear the matter.

Chief Magistrate, Mr Abdulhamid Lawal, ordered that the defendants be remanded in the Correctional Centre till the outcome of the legal advice from DPP’s office.