Man remands in court for beheading wife in Ekiti.
An Ado Ekiti Magistrates ’ Court , on Thursday , remanded a 23-year -old man, Yusuf Mohammed , in prison for allegedly murdering his 14-year -old wife , Safiat Yakubu.
The magistrate, Mrs Kehinde Awosika , who adjourned the matter till July 30 for mention , ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody pending advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The police prosecutor , Inspector Monica Ikebuilo , told the court that the accused beheaded the deceased on June 16 , in Ilasa Ekiti in the Ekiti East Local Government Area of the state.
According to her , the offence is punishable under Section 319 ( 1 ) of the Criminal Code Laws of Ekiti State , 2012 .
Ikebuilo alleged that the refusal of the deceased to move to Mohammed ’ s house after her bride price had been paid and suspicion that she was having an affair with another man were the reasons why he killed her .
“ The accused went to lay an ambush for her in the bush and cut off her head , ” the police prosecutor stated.
She said the case file had been duplicated and forwarded to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice .
The plea of the accused was not taken .
An Ado Ekiti Magistrates ’ Court , on Thursday , remanded a 23-year -old man, Yusuf Mohammed , in prison for allegedly murdering his 14-year -old wife , Safiat Yakubu.
The magistrate, Mrs Kehinde Awosika , who adjourned the matter till July 30 for mention , ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody pending advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The police prosecutor , Inspector Monica Ikebuilo , told the court that the accused beheaded the deceased on June 16 , in Ilasa Ekiti in the Ekiti East Local Government Area of the state.
According to her , the offence is punishable under Section 319 ( 1 ) of the Criminal Code Laws of Ekiti State , 2012 .
Ikebuilo alleged that the refusal of the deceased to move to Mohammed ’ s house after her bride price had been paid and suspicion that she was having an affair with another man were the reasons why he killed her .
“ The accused went to lay an ambush for her in the bush and cut off her head , ” the police prosecutor stated.
She said the case file had been duplicated and forwarded to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice .
The plea of the accused was not taken .
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