By Ayodele Popoola

A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure has ordered the remand of a 22-year-old man, Money Danlandi, for allegedly stabbing his friend,  Sunday Babaji, to death following a disagreement over a lady.

Danlandi, a farm labourer, appeared without a counsel on a charge of murder and his plea was not taken.

The prosecutor, Inspector Nelson Akintimehin told the court that Danlandi committed the offence on May 9, 2022, at about 9.00 pm., at Badokun Camp via Ode-Aye, Okitipupa local government.

He  said the defendant stabbed his 25-year-old friend, Sunday Babaji to death over a woman.

Akintimehin said, “The deceased and the defendant had engaged in a fight because the accused had claimed that the deceased was going out with his girlfriend and that he was also bragging to have had a carnal  knowledge of her.”

“In the process, Danlandi stabbed Babaji with a knife that made him to bleed to death.”

The charge read in part, “That you, Money Danlandi ‘m’ on May 9, 2022 at 9.00p.m at Badokun Camp via Ode-Oye in the Ondo State Magisterial District, did kill one Babaji Sunday ’m’ 25 years, by stabbing him with knife in his chest, which led to his death.

The offence  contravenes Section 319(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol. 2, Laws of Ondo State, 2016.

The  prosecutor, therefore, urged the court to remand the defendant at the Correctional Centre pending the issuance of advice from the Director  of Public Prosecutions (DPP)

The presiding Magistrate, Musa Al-yunus remanded the accused  at the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Olokuta, pending the outcome of advice from the DPP.

The case was adjourned until August 25 for mention.