A 35-year-old man, identified as Nyagh Isaiah, has allegedly killed his co-worker, Kingsley Kator, in the Mushin area of Lagos State.
The accused appeared before Magistrate P.E Nwaka of the Yaba Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday on a one count of murder.
The prosecution, Thomas Nurudeen, told the court that the defendant committed the crime on April 9, 2023, around 1pm in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State.
According to Nurudeen, the deceased was murdered while the two of them were fighting each other using arms and a broken bottle.
The offence contravened Section 222 and is punishable under Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.
The charge read, “That you, Nyagh Isaiah, on April 9, 2023, around 1pm, at the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State, in the Lagos Magisterial District did unlawfully kill one Kingsley Kator, aged 27 years by stabbing him to death with a broken bottle and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.”
The prosecutor prayed the court to remand the defendant at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre pending the issuance of legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution.
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In another news, three persons believed to be clergymen and one other person reportedly lost their lives in a crash along Otun Ekiti –Iro Ekiti Road in the Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
Sources said five other clergymen who sustained injuries in the crash had been moved to a hospital in the state where they are receiving treatment.
A source said, “The clergymen were on Monday evening heading to Iro Ekiti before the unfortunate lone accident happened when the bus they were travelling in somersaulted.
“We learnt they were going to Iro Ekiti for the welcome service of one of them who was newly posted to a church there when the accident happened.”
Another source said sympathisers at the scene wept uncontrollably over the death of the three clergymen and the other person, saying, “It is a sad moment for Christians in the state, particularly in this part of Ekiti North Senatorial District where the deceased clergymen served.
“We pray for a quick recovery for the other clergymen who were said to have sustained injuries in the accident.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, confirmed that four persons died in the accident.