23-Year-Old K!lls His Father For Cursing Him In Kwara | READ DETAILS
23-year-old Saidi Musa, has appeared before a Kwara State Magistrate Court for allegedly kill-ing his father, Chief Musa, the Elemosho of Share land in Ifelodun Local Government of the State.
Saidi was alleged to have att-acked his father for allegedly cursing him without any provocation.
A Police First Information Report (FIR) read;
“Saidi claimed that his father was cursing him without any reason while sitting in the sitting room.
“Saidi, reportedly got annoyed as a result of his father’s unpleasant words and att-acked him with cut-lass on the head, hitting him severally till he died and later escaped to a mountain in Share”.
The police prosecutor, Sergeant Abdullah Sanni, informed the court that the matter is not ordinarily bailable considering the fact that it’s culpable homicide urging the court to consider the motion ex parte attached to the FIR and order that the defendant should be remanded in the Correctional facility centre.
The presiding Chief Magistrate, Alhaji Mohammed Dasuki, in his short ruling, ordered Saidi’s remand while the matter is adjourned to 9th January, 2024 for mention.
“This Court lacks jurisdiction on this matter which is Culpable homicide punishable with death. In view of the ex parte motion attached to the charge paper, I hereby order that the defendant be put in the Federal Correctional Service facility in Ilorin till the next adjourned date. The case is adjourned till 24th of January,2024 for mention”, he said.
