A young man identified as Tope
Adegbehingbe, has explained
why he killed his 86-year-old
neighbour, Mrs Janet Oyeniyi,
at Ajebambo village near
Oniparaga in Odigbo Local
Government Area of Ondo
State.
Adegbehingbe, who was
arraigned before an Akure Chief
Magistrates’ Court yesterday,
said he murdered the
octogenarian because he saw
her in his dream trying to kill
him.
Although Adegbehingbe’s plea
was not taken as the court has
no jurisdiction to entertain
murder trial, the accused,
however, said he took the
measure because the woman
was a witch. The accused said
he attacked the woman with
machete in early hours of that
fateful day.
In his confessional statement
made available to reporters at
Oke-Eda Magistrates’ Court in
Akure, yesterday,
Adegbehingbe confessed that
he was guilty of the murder
charge brought against him.
According to the prosecution
counsel, the accused was
alleged to have on 23rd of
October, 2015 at Ajebambo
camp via Oniparaga, Araromi
Obu in Odigbo Local
Government Area of the state,
killed one Mrs Janet Oyeniyi
with machete. The police also
told the court that
Adegbehingbe murdered the
86-year-old woman with
machete until she gave up the
ghost.
The offence, the prosecution
counsel said, was contrary to
and punishable under Section
319 of the Criminal Code Cap
37 Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State of
Nigeria. Adegbehingbe said he
personally killed the woman
because he saw the deceased
in his dream trying to kill him.
He said:
“The woman happened to be
my neighbour. I killed her
because I saw her in my dream
trying to kill me. So
immediately I woke up the
following morning, I went
straight to her house to kill her
because I thought that was the
best thing to do before she
would kill me.” [NAN]
Naija wonder…. this is not
funny.
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