Three men, Mukaila Nofiu, Wasiu Rasheed and Hassan Kazeem have been dragged before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State over alleged murder and attempted murder.
The magistrate, Magistrate O.Y. Adefope, on Monday remanded the defendants to the Kirikiri Custodial Centre, Lagos.
The suspects are in court for the alleged murder of one Alade Bello and for the attempted murder of Lasisi Sikiru who is still undergoing medical treatment.
The three suspects were dragged before the Magistrate Court on three counts of murder and attempted murder.
The prosecutor, Haruna Magaji, told the court that the crime was committed on April 14, 2023, at the Igbolodo village, along Ketu, Omu Road, Lagos around 2.46 pm.
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According to Magaji, the defendants used planks and wood to beat the deceased to death and had attempted to kill one other but did not succeed.
Furthermore, the prosecutor stated that the offences contravened Sections 233 and 230 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.
The charge read in part, “That you Mukaila Nofiu, Wasiu Rasheed and Hassan Kazeem and others at large on April 14, 2023, around 4.35 pm at Igbolodo village along Ketu, Omu Road, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District did unlawfully killed one Alade Bello by hitting him severally with planks and woods and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 233 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.”
After the charge was read to them, the trio pleaded not guilty.
However, the defendants’ pleas were rejected by the court.
Pending the legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution, the prosecutor prayed the court to remand the defendants in a prison facility.
Magistrate Adefope, granting the request, remanded the defendants to the Kirikiri Custodial Centre pending legal advice from the DPP.
She also adjourned the case till June 16, 2023.