Ondo Court Remands Teenager For Murder Of Neighbor Over Girl Friend

A 14-year-old kid named Marvelous Asefon has been placed in remand by an Ondo State Magistrate Court in Akure, the state’s capital, over the alleged murder of his next-door neighbor, Sunday Ogele.

According to reports, the accused was detained by members of the State Police Command after fatally slashing the deceased with a pair of scissors after an altercation over a girlfriend in Oka Akoko, the state’s capital and Akoko South-West Local Government Area, in April.

Later, he was arraigned in court and charged with one count of murder.

The charge read, “That you, Marvelous Asefon, ‘m’ on April 20 Sunday, 2023 at 8:pm at Kanmu, Oka-Akoko in the Ondo State Magisterial District, did kill one Sunday Ogele ‘m’ 17 years old by stabbing him with scissors in his rib, which led to his death.”

According to the prosecution, the offence contravenes Section 319(1) and 316 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol. 2, Laws of Ondo State, 2016.

The defendant however pleaded not guilty to the charge but his plea was not taken by the court.

The prosecutor, Martins Olowofeso, in an application, urged the court to remand the defendant at the correctional centre pending the issuance of advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions of the state.

The magistrate, Folashade Aduroja ordered the remand of the defendant and adjourned the case till June 11 for further hearing of the case.