Herdsman kills friend for sleeping with wife

A Magistrate’s Court sitting at Isabo,
Abeokuta, Ogun State, yesterday, remanded a
herdsman, Mohammed Ibrahim, in prison custody for
allegedly killing his friend, Abdullahi Saliu, for
sleeping with his (Ibrahim) wife.
The prosecutor, Corporal Moshood Hammed, told the
court that the accused committed the alleged offence on
October 11 at Ojubu Village in Abeokuta.
He said the accused killed his friend by hitting him
with a stick on his head for sleeping with his wife.
He said: “The accused and the deceased were close
friends and lived together in the same apartment.
“When the accused learned that the deceased slept with
his wife while he was away from home, a fight ensued
between the two men, which led to the murder of Saliu.”
Hammed said the offence contravened Sections 316 and
319 of the Criminal Laws of Ogun State.
The accused, who had no legal representation and
whose plea was not taken by the court, is facing a
charge of murder.
The magistrate, Mr. Martins Akinyemi, ordered that the
accused be remanded in Oba Prison, while awaiting
Director of Public Prosecution’s advice.
He, thereafter, adjourned the case to February 11, 2015,
for further hearing.