An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State yesterday remanded a 51-year-old man, Preston Ogilo, in prison for allegedly stoning a woman, Lynda, to death.
Ogilo, of no fixed address, is facing a charge of murder.
The Senior Magistrate, Mrs. A. F. Ojelade, ordered that the accused be remanded, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
Ojelade adjourned the case till December 1, for mention.
The prosecutor, Rosemary Samson, told the court that the accused committed the offence on September 11, about 2:30 pm, in front of Winners’ Chapel, Idiroko Road, Ota.
Samson alleged that the accused killed Lynda, by stoning her to death.
She said the offence contravened Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun State, 2006.
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