Pastor remanded for hacking mother to death in Lagos

Pastor remanded for hacking mother to death in Lagos

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos yesterday re­manded one Oluwaseyi Okiki­oluwa, 54, for allegedly hacking his mother, Mrs Ayoola Dorcas, to death.
The accused, who is a pastor and of no fixed address, was ar­raigned on a one-count charge of murder.
His plea was not taken by the court.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Kofo Ariyo, ordered the re­mand of the accused pending receipt of legal advice from the state Director of Public Pros­ecution.
 
The Prosecutor, Cpl. Hafsat Ajibode, had told the court that the accused committed the of­fence on February 7, at about 6pm at No. 2, Ade-Odofin Es­tate, Sangotedo, Lekki, Lagos.
Ajibode said that the accused allegedly used an axe to hit the deceased on the head, leav­ing her in the pool of her own blood. She told the court that the accused fled the scene and was later arrested.
 
The offence, she said, contra­vened Section 221 of the Crim­inal Law of Lagos State, 2011, which stipulates a maximum of death sentence for offenders.

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