A man, Chukwuebuka Okeke, who allegedly beat a co-tenant to death
over N5,000 electricity bill, was on Monday remanded in Lagos
prisons. An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court which gave the ruling,
said the accused should be remanded at Ikoyi Prisons pending advice from
the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The accused, 28, who resides at No. 10, Tokosi St., Orile-Iganmu, is
being tried for murder. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Cpl. Iyobosa Onaiwu,
told the court that the offence was committed on Dec. 1 at about 9.50
p.m. at their apartment. Onaiwu said Nwabunike Ezeike’s death was caused
by the blows he received on his
head from Okeke following an argument
over payment of electricity bills.
He said the offence contravened Section 221 of the Criminal Law of
Lagos State, 2011. The accused may be sentenced to life imprisonment on
conviction. The Chief Magistrate, Miss B.O. Ope-Agbe, adjourned the case
to Feb. 1, 2016.
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