Man accused of killing friend in Ibadan remanded

A magistrates’ court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday, ordered that a 20-year-old man, Mohammed Bello, be remanded in a correctional centre for killing his friend, 20-year-old Olo Mallami. The prosecutor, Mr Philip Amusan, told the court that the Bello committed the offence by cutting off Mallami’s head on May 3, at about 9pm […]

A magistrates’ court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday, ordered that a 20-year-old man, Mohammed Bello, be remanded in a correctional centre for killing his friend, 20-year-old Olo Mallami.

The prosecutor, Mr Philip Amusan, told the court that the Bello committed the offence by cutting off Mallami’s head on May 3, at about 9pm in Idi-Ero village.

The police charged Bello, whose residential address was not provided with murder.

The Magistrate, Mrs Abimbola Amole-Ajimoti, did not take Bello’s plea. She directed the police to return the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice and adjourned to August 22. (NAN)