A Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Yaba, Lagos State, has ordered the remand of a 19-year-old apprentice, Anosike Oluchukwu, for allegedly killing his friend, Chinonso Monyasah, 15, during a fight over chair.
The Chief Magistrate, A.O. Soladoye, said the defendant should be remanded pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
We had reported that Oluchukwu and Monyasah were friends and were apprentices with some traders in the Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State, where the incident took place.
Our correspondent reported that Oluchukwu and the deceased had a disagreement over who would sit on a chair, which degenerated into a fight. More
The 19-year-old suspect was said to have punched the victim once in the stomach.
He was rushed to the hospital where he was said to have died from internal bleeding.
Ninteen-year-old Oluchukwu was subsequently arrested and arraigned in court.
His plea was not taken for the charge.
The Chief Magistrate, A.O. Soladoye, said the defendant should be remanded pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
We had reported that Oluchukwu and Monyasah were friends and were apprentices with some traders in the Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State, where the incident took place.
Our correspondent reported that Oluchukwu and the deceased had a disagreement over who would sit on a chair, which degenerated into a fight. More
The 19-year-old suspect was said to have punched the victim once in the stomach.
He was rushed to the hospital where he was said to have died from internal bleeding.
Ninteen-year-old Oluchukwu was subsequently arrested and arraigned in court.
His plea was not taken for the charge.
The main reason i dnt engage in physical combat fight right frm my pry skul days.. Some ppl are already ready to die and If u fight such persons..you wil jst be labelled as a killer
ReplyDeleteAwwww this is so sad..it was just a mistake they should forgive him..RIP to the dead
ReplyDeleteAwwww this is so sad..it was just a mistake they should forgive him..RIP to the dead
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