Court Remands Man & Wife Over Murder Of Lady, 22

MICHAEL AKINOLA

A 43-year old man, Kehinde Oladimeji, and his wife Adejumoke Raji, 35, have been remanded by an Ogun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Thursday, over the alleged murder of a 22-year old woman, Ife Adeh.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the two, who were arraigned on two counts of conspiracy and murder, resided on MKO Abiola Way, in the Leme area of Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The Presiding Magistrate, I. O. Abudu, who did not take their plea, ordered that they be remanded in the Correctional Centre.

The Magistrate, Abudu, said both husband and wife should be remanded in the Oba and Ibara Custodial centres respectively, pending legal advice from the Ogun State Directorate of Public Prosecutions.

She adjourned the case till 29th April 2022, for mention.

Earlier, the Police prosecutor, Oluwatosin Jackson, told the Court that the defendants committed the offence on 12th January, 2022, at their house.

According to the prosecutor, the couple conspired and murdered Odeh, who was a close friend of Adejumoke.

One of the defendants, Adejumoke, was said to have invited the deceased (her friend) to their house and prepared noodles with a sleeping substance.

The prosecutor explained that after the deceased slept off, Adejumoke allegedly strangled her, butchered her body, and sold her head for N70,000 to a suspected ritualist at Ibadan, Oyo State.

Jackson also alleged that the offensive odour from the remaining part of the dismembered body attracted the attention of neighbours, leading to the couple’s arrest.

The prosecutor said, “The offence contravenes sections 324 and 319(1) of the Criminal Laws of Ogun State 2006”.