A security guard, Victor Ojiakor, who allegedly shot his colleague fatally, was on Friday remanded at Ikoyi Prisons on the orders of an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Chief Magistrate O.A. Adegite directed that the case file be duplicated and a copy forwarded to the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
Ojiajor, 27, of Plot 8, Road H, Ilupeju Estate, Ijede, Ikorodu, Lagos State, is facing a two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms and murder.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Police prosecutor, Julius Babatope, said the offences were committed on February 11 at 3:30 p.m. at a sand dredging site at Obadore Waterfront in Lagos.
He told the court that the accused shot dead his colleague, Frank Augustine, 28, in the stomach with a pump action rifle while trying to secure the dredger.
He said about 16 live cartridges were found in possession of the accused.
The offences contravened Sections 223 and 330 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 and punishable under same.
The case has been adjourned till April 16.
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