Herdsman kills friend for sleeping with wife

A Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Wednesday, remanded a herdsman, Mohammed Ibrahim, for killing his friend, who allegedly slept with the former’s wife.
According to the prosecutor, Moshood Hammed, a corporal, the accused allegedly committed the offence on October 11 at about 12.30am at Ojubu Village in Abeokuta.
He said, “The accused killed his friend, Abdullahi Saliu, by hitting him with a stick on his head for sleeping with his wife.
“The accused and the deceased are close friends and live together in the same apartment, when the accused learnt 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.”
He said the offence contravened Sections 316 and 319 of the Criminal Laws of Ogun.
Ibrahim, who had no legal representation and whose plea was not taken by the court, is facing a murder charge.
The Magistrate, Mr Martins Akinyemi, ordered that the accused be remanded in Oba Prison while awaiting Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice on the matter.
The case was adjourned till February 11, 2015 for further hearing