- Suleiman told the court that the offence contravened Section 316 and was punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code Cap 37, Vol. II, Laws of Ondo State, 2006.
In Ondo State, one Sunday Abilewa has allegedly killed his 68-year-old father, Abu Abilewa, over the deceased refusal to acquiesce to his demand for a motorcycle.
The suspect killed his father at his residence in Eberi quarters, Isua Akoko, Akoko South East Local Government Area of the state on December 31, 2024.
He was arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s court in Akure on Friday for murder.
According to the prosecutor, Inspector Abdulateef Suleiman, Abilewa’s mother tried to rescue his father from him but was overpowered by the suspect who was under the influence of alcohol.
Suleiman told the court that the offence contravened Section 316 and was punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code Cap 37, Vol. II, Laws of Ondo State, 2006.
“The defendant allegedly approached the deceased to buy him a new motorcycle, but the deceased refused.
“It led to an argument, and in the process, the defendant grabbed the neck of his father, which resulted in his death.
”Efforts of the defendant’s mother to rescue the deceased proved abortive as the defendant was under the influence of hard drugs.”
The prosecutor, however, urged the court to remand the defendant in a custodial centre, pending the outcome of advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The magistrate, Mrs. F.A. Akinboboye, who subsequently adjourned the case till February 25, 2025, for mention, ordered that the defendant should be remanded pending receipt of advice from the DPP’s office.
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