Crimes

24-year-old man kills grandfather, uncle in Ibadan

A Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Iyaganku area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday, September 12, 2024, remanded a 24-year-old man, Nurudeen Hammed, in a correctional facility for allegedly killing his grandfather and uncle.

Hammed is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on murder.

The prosecutor, Inspector Olalekan Adegbite, told the court that the defendant committed the offences at about 7 p.m. in the Apete area of Ibadan on Sunday, September 8.

Adegbite said the 24-year-old man unlawfully caused the death of two people – his 80-year-old grandfather, Jimoh Oyekola; and his 46-year-old uncle, Semiu Oyekola.

The prosecutor said Hammed killed the two men by strangulating his grandfather and by hitting a power bank on his uncle’s jaw.

He told the court that the defendant usually stole from his grandfather’s house.

Adegbite added that on the fateful day, Hammed attacked his grandfather and uncle “when they tried to prevent him from stealing from their house”.

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“Hammed strangled his grandfather and hit his uncle with a power bank when he tried to rescue the old man,” the prosecutor said.

He said the offences contravened Sections 319 and 316 of the Criminal Law of Oyo State, 2000.

The Magistrate, Oluwabusayo Osho, did not take the plea of the defendant for want of jurisdiction.

Osho directed the police to return the case file to the office of the Directorate for Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.

She, thereafter, adjourned the case until November 12, 2024, for mention.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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