A Jos High Court yesterday adjourned till May 22, hearing in the case of a 16-year-old, who allegedly stabbed his friend to death.
Justice D.D. Longji adjourned the matter due to the absence of the accused, remanded at the Young People’s Home, Jos.
Longji ordered the prosecuting counsel to ensure that the accused person is brought to court on the adjourned date.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the accused was first arraigned on February 8 on a one-count charge of culpable homicide.
He was accused of killing his friend, an allegation the accused denied.
Police prosecutor E.A Inegbenoise told the court the accused committed the offence on October 4, 2016.
According to him, the accused stabbed his victim with a knife, without any lawful justification.
In his confessional statement, the accused said he acted in self-defence. He said he was sleeping at home when the deceased sent someone to call him out and on getting outside, he met the deceased at his backyard with two other friends.
The deceased told the accused he was there to fight him but when he (accused) declined to fight, he (deceased) slapped him.
A fight ensued. But the accused saw a knife strapped to the deceased’s waist, he rushed into the house and armed himself with a knife.
The deceased charged at the accused with a knife, but he (accused) overpowered him and stabbed him on the head. When the deceased fell, the accused took both knives home while the deceased was taken to a hospital in Jos, for treatment, where he later died.
The prosecutor said the accused, in his statement, said he had a misunderstanding with the deceased three weeks prior to their fight.
According to the statement, the duo had been friends for long.
Inegbenoise said the offence contravened Section 221 of the Penal Code, Laws of Northern Nigeria, and is punishable with death.
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16-year-old held for murder in Jos
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American parents murder son, burn their house to cover it up
A NEW York couple has been indicted for allegedly murdering their teenage son, who authorities said was deaf and had special needs.
The couple proceeded to set fire to their home to cover up the crime.
Ernest F. Franklin II, 35, and his 33-year-old wife, Heather Franklin, of Guilford, New York, were indicted at the weekend on charges of second-degree murder in the death of their adopted son, 16-year-old Jeffrey Franklin, according to the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office in New York.
Ernest, an Iraq War veteran, and his wife, a stay-at-home mom, were also charged with third-degree arson and tampering with physical evidence.
They will be arraigned on their indictments in Chenango County Court at a later date, according to the sheriff’s office.
The arrests came after the investigation of a fire on March 1 at the family’s rural 1,300-square-foot home in Guilford, about an hour outside Syracuse, New York.
Investigators believe the fire was set to cover up Jeffrey’s killing, as an autopsy determined he died before the blaze, according to the sheriff’s office.
Authorities have not said how or when he was killed.
His parents wed in 2011 and adopted him six or seven years ago, the sheriff’s office said. Heather, according to her Facebook page, is pregnant.
Jeffrey’s death and his parents’ arrest have left the usually quiet community shaken.
“People are asking themselves, How could this happen?’ ” Chenango County Sheriff Ernest Cutting Jr. said.
“Certainly for the public here, it’s a mix of anger and frustration and disappointment.”
The Franklins were arrested on Wednesday. They were initially arraigned at the Town of Guilford Court on Thursday, where they entered a plea of not guilty to the same crimes on which they were then indicted, according to the sheriff’s office.
The investigation is ongoing and further charges may be filed, authorities said.
After their arrest, Ernest and Heather were taken to the Chenango County Jail, where they are being held without bail.
Neither attorney for the couple had a comment on the case.
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NURTW boss absolves aides of murder
Lagos State National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Chairman Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede has exonerated his aides from the killing of a guest at a wedding in Agege last Sunday.
Agbede said he was at the party and there was no problem before he left. He said he was shocked when he received a call the following day from a reporter, seeking his reaction on the dead guest.
“I am a man of peace; l don’t allow people around me to misbehave. I was at the party to honour a family friend who had a wedding ceremony for his child. I was there together with some traditional rulers and we left together, but l was surprised when a reporter called to make enquiries about the murder of a guest at the wedding.
“I am for peace; I don’t carry weapons around and l don’t allow people around me to carry weapons. It is very unfortunate that some disgruntled elements are desperate to tarnish other people’s image,” he said.
Agbede implored the police to fish out the perpetrator, adding; “l have already informed my lawyers to take legal action against any newspaper linking me or my union to the alleged murder.” -
Varsity student remanded for ‘murder’
A 34-year-old student of Osun State University, Osogbo, Akanbi David, was yesterday remanded in Ilesa Prison by an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for the alleged murder of his colleague, Amodu Kazeem.
The Chief Magistrate, Olusola Aluko, said he ordered the remand of the accused due to the magnitude of the offence.
The accused’s plea was not taken by the court.
The magistrate, however, adjourned till May 5.
The Prosecutor, ASP Mireti Wilson, told the court that the accused committed the offence on January 16 at 5pm at Oke-Baale, Osogbo.
Willson said the accused conspired with one person ,now at large, to stab Kazeem with a knife in his chest.
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Man to die by hanging for murder
The Kogi State High Court in Koton-Karfi has sentenced a man, Mallam Ibrahim Muhammed, to death by hanging for the murder of two brothers – Mohammed Kudu Abubakar and Umar Tanko Abubakar.
The accused is being tried for robbery and culpable homicide.
According to the Police First Information Report (FIR), the accused, sometime last January, at Kungbani Village, robbed the brothers of their Toyota Carina (BDA 902 AA), thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 298(A) of the Penal Code.
The accused was said to have poisoned Kudu and Umar before hitting them in the head with a pestle, when the poison failed to react on time.
Muhammed, however, pleaded not guilty.
Justice Alaba Omolaye-Ajileye, said: “I hold that after poisoning the brothers, as the accused confessed, he hit their heads with a pestle (exhibit P7) to hasten their annihilation. And, to avoid any trace of his inhuman act, the accused buried the bodies in his compound.
“By your own word, after poisoning Tanko and Mohammed, and they refused to die, you hit them in their heads with a pestle. That was a brutal homicide committed with determination and ruthlessness.
“The manner you committed it, by your own description, makes it a high level of exceptional wickedness, that it can only be properly marked by death sentence, which is the only sentence I can pass on you.”
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Suspected rent-a-baby beggar charged with murder
A suspected rent-a-baby beggar, Hafsa Asirinka Ibrahim, was yesterday arraigned before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly drugging a baby, Hassana Jemilo, to death.
The accused, 40, is facing a two-count charge of murder and conspiracy.
She pleaded not guilty.
Magistrate Helen Omisore ordered that the accused be remanded at Ikoyi Prisons, pending advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Prosecuting Sergeant Edet Ekpo told the court that the accused committed the offence on November 15, 2016 at about 9.46 p.m. at Balogun on Lagos Island.
He alleged that the accused was in the business of hiring babies from their mother for alms begging.
“The accused will drug them to sleep throughout the day while begging for alms on the road.
“On the said date, the accused administered a sleeping drug on a nine-month-old Hassana Jemilo (now deceased) and did not know that he had given her an overdose.
“The baby did not wake up again as a result of the overdose,” he said.
Further hearing in the case has been adjourned till May 16.
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Landlady held over tenant’s murder
A landlady simply identified as Alhaja Yusuf has been arrested for the death of her tenant, Charles Enokela, popularly called Pketimi.
The 67-year-old woman was arrested with her son Akeem Yusuf following Enokela’s death from a head injury.
The late Enokela, an Okada rider from Benue State, was said to have fallen out with his landlord for allegedly drinking and keeping late nights.
Alhaja Yusuf, it was learnt, served him a quit notice after his rent lapsed in December last year.
The late Enokela’s relation, Ikwuoche said the landlord had threatened to kill him if he did not vacate the house.
He said: “Pketimi told me that he got a house at Igando and needed only next week to stay at that house. He told me that the children of Alhaja Yusuf said he must leave their house alive or die. Look at what this woman did to us.”
A witness who didn’t want his name mentioned said the late Enokela told him that the landlady’s son, a police officer threatened to deal with him and lock him up in cell, and “could cover up anything that happened.”
Neighbours and some of his colleagues described the late Enokela as “a friendly man”.
“Pketimi is a hardworking man and hardly fights people. He can give you anything if he has it. We will miss him very much,” said an Okada rider.
His body has being deposited at the Mainland General Hospital Morgue.
The police are investigating the case.
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Police confirm murder of mum, 3 children at Ikorodu
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, on Wednesday confirmed the killing of three children and their mother in an uncompleted church building at Agbowa, near Ikorodu.
Owoseni said that the police was called to the murder scene at about 4:30am on Wednesday.
“The incident happened at about 3 am this morning at Agbowa in Ikorodu.
“The three murdered children were aged four, five and nine.
“The mother of the children was also wounded and later died in the hospital,’’ Owoseni said.
He said the police was yet to identify the motive behind the murder, adding that the command had swung into to bring the hoodlums to book.
“We want to seize this opportunity to assure the public that we will continue to increase our visibility.
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Two teens remanded for ‘murder’
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court yesterday remanded two teenagers- Sunday Philip (18) and Terlumun Jar (17) – for alleged murder.
Police prosecutor Inspector Bayo Ajiboye told the court that the accused committed the offence on February 7 in Omu-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
He alleged that the accused conspired and murdered a herdsman, Ahmed Usman.
The prosecutor applied for a date of adjournment to enable him send the case file to the office of Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.
The Magistrate, Mrs. Modupe Afeniforo, remanded the accused in prison till the outcome from DPP office.
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4 men in court for alleged murder in Makurdi
A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded four accused persons in prison for alleged criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide. The accused persons, all from Unwaba Eokpa Village, Otukpo Local Government Area, were Monday Paul, Samuel Sunday, Enokela Samuel and Alechenu Agbo.
There pleas were not taken. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Joel Yerima, told the court that the case was transferred from Divisional Police Headquarters Otukpo to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Makurdi,on Feb. 6. Yerima said that Sunday Ugbaha of Unwaba Eokpa Village, with one other reported the incident at Police Station Otukpo on Jan. 28.
“The complainants stated that the accused persons with others who are now at large, got hold of his cousin, Paul Okewu, 25, and beat him seriously for allegedly stealing some tubers of yams. “And as a result of the beating, the victim died instantly from injuries sustained. “During police investigations the accused persons were arrested for committing the crime and Alechenu Agbo voluntarily confessed to the crime,’’ he said.
The prosecution said that investigation into the matter was still ongoing, and asked the court for another date for mention. He said the offence contravened sections 97 and 222 of Penal Code of Benue State, 2004. The Magistrate, Mrs Ajuma Igama, adjourned the case till March 24 for further mention.