Admin l Monday, Nov.12, 2018
IGBOSERE, Lagos, Nigeria – A Magistrates Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos has remanded a 22 year old Togolese cook Sunday Adefonou Anani, in prison custody over alleged murder of his boss, Opeyemi Badamosi, who is Chairman of Credit Switch Technology.
Chief Magistrate Mrs O.O Oshin, ordered remand of the cook in prison, pending the legal advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution DPP. The suspect who was charged with a one count of murder, committed the alleged offence on October 31, 2018, at the deceased’s resident at 3b, Onikoyi Lane, Parkview Estate Ikoyi Lagos.
According to the charge sheet, in order to rob his boss, Anani stabbed the deceased to death with a kitchen knife, contrary to section 222 and 223 of the Criminal laws of Lagos State 2015. The police Prosecutor Mr J.I Eboseremene told the court that he had an application to remand the suspect in prison custody under section 115, of the administration of criminal justice law and 264, of adminstration of criminal justice law 2015.
” We pray the court that the defendant should be remanded in prison custody, for the first instance of 30 days,” Eboseremene said.
In his reply, the defendant’s counsel, Jamiu Alapo, who said he was not objecting to the remand, of the suspect, told the court that the suspect doesn’t understand English Language, but understands Pigin English. Magistrate Oshin, in her ruling, held that there was nothing to reply on the remand application.
She said “In view of the remand application of murder, the defendant is remanded in prison custody in the first instance, of 30 days under sections 115 and 264 of the administration of criminal justice law 2015, pending the legal advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution DPP.” The case was adjourned till December 18, for DPP’s advice.
