Police Arraign 25-Year-Old Man For Killing His Mother Over Food

The Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned a 25-year-old man, Solomon Ochadi, before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ibadan, for killing his mother, Mrs Elizabeth Ochadi.

Ochadi was arraigned on one count of murder.

The Prosecutor, Opeyemi Olagunju, who is an Inspector of Police, told the court that the accused person pushed his mother to the wall and the woman died.

The police officer said the man was arrested in August around Jerusalem area in Ojoo, Ibadan.

The prosecutor said the offence is contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap 38, Vol II, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000.

Inspector Olagunju told the court that the accused person had requested for food from the deceased after returning from farm hungry.

He said the man became angry when the deceased told him that there was no food at home and he pushed her against the wall and she died.

He added that Solomon went ahead to dig a grave behind their house and buried the woman before his younger ones who saw the incident alerted the police and he was arrested.

The Magistrate, Olaide Hamzat, did not take the plea of the suspect. He said the court lacked jurisdiction over the case.

He ordered that the case file and evidence be forwarded to Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecution for legal advice and he adjourned the case to November 23 for mention.