Date: 2019-03-23

An Ilorin Magistrates' court has remanded 10 accused persons over the alleged murder of one Mahmudu Adamu of Kero village, Ilorin, Kwara State.

The Police First Information Report (FIR) revealed that the case was transferred from Divisional Police headquarters, Gwanara to Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID) for discreet investigation.

The FIR stated that on 30 March, 2019, one Bete Jimoh Bio reported that he was attacked in his room by one Mahmudu Adamu now deceased.

The FIR further revealed that on the same date, one Husseni Jibrin, Sabi Alhassan , Usman Abdulrahman, Idowu Kareem, Abdulraheem Usman, Suleiman Ibrahim ,Ahmed Usman and other unidentified persons invaded the complainant's house with knives, cutlass, caterpault and vandalised their windows.

While Bio escaped with machete cut on his right hand finger, Adamu was stabbed to death by one Sabi Yaraku now at large.

Investigation conducted at the CIID led to the arrest of Haruna Kamiaru Tijani, Abdulkareem Umar, Siyanu Bello; all of Kero village who were suspected to have participated in the attack while others are still at large.

The suspects were dragged before Magistrate Oyedepo Oluwaseun for criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide contrary to section 97 and 221 of penal code.

The prosecutor, Innocent Owoola, said investigation had been concluded on the matter.

He prayed the court to remand the accused in prison since the matter is not within the jurisdiction of the court pending outcome of legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution, Abdulmumin Jimoh.

In his submission, counsel to the defendant, Abdullahi Jimba, asked for an adjournment which was granted by the court.

In his rulling, Magistrate Oluwaseun remanded the accused in prison and adjourned the case to 18th April, 2019.