A 55-year-old landlady, Cecilia Idowu has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate Court for the alleged killing of her tenant, Stephen Haruna.
Cecilia was arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder but she pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Police prosecutor, Simon Wada, informed the court that the suspect conspired with others at large to commit the offence.
“The palm oil the victim drank resulted to his death. The suspect invited some persons to assist her dumped the corpse.
“My Lord, the woman and the deceased were the only occupants of the house and she confessed to seeing him when he returned home by 10:00 pm.
“A calabash filled with palm oil was found in the woman’s apartment,” Wada told the court.”
The offence contravened Sections 516 and 316 of the Criminal Code Law of Ondo State, 2022.
Wada urged the court to remand the suspect at the Olokuta Correctional Centre pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The Defence lawyer, A. Adedire however requested an adjournment to enable him to file a counter affidavit.
Presiding Magistrate, Musa Al-Yunnus, adjourned the case to October 31 for ruling on the remand application.
According to the Ondo State Police Command which arraigned her on Monday, Idowu killed Haruna age dumped his corpse into a well.
The incident occurred at Oke-Igbala Street in Oge area, Okeagbe, Akoko.
The Police Command which revealed that an investigation was still ongoing to unravel the motive behind the killing explained that the victim died after he drank palm oil given to him by the suspect at night.
According to eyewtinesses, the landlady was arrested on the day she committed the crime after the victim’s corpse was found inside the well in front of her house.