A man, Chukwuebuka Okeke, who allegedly beat a
co-tenant to death over N5,000 electricity bill, was on
Monday remanded in Lagos prisons.
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates' Court which gave the
ruling, said the accused should be remanded at Ikoyi Prisons
pending advice from the State Director of Public
Prosecutions (DPP).
The accused, 28, who resides at No. 10, Tokosi St., Orile-
Iganmu, is being tried for murder.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Cpl. Iyobosa Onaiwu, told the court
that the offence was committed on Dec. 1 at about 9.50
p.m. at their apartment.
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Onaiwu said Nwabunike Ezeike’s death was caused by the
blows he received on his head from Okeke following an
argument over payment of electricity bills.
He said the offence contravened Section 221 of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused
may be sentenced to life imprisonment on conviction.
The Chief Magistrate, Miss B.O. Ope-Agbe, adjourned the
case to Feb. 1, 2016.
- NAN